Hi George, He uses it for web browsing, e-mailing and ripping music, and uses JAWS. He's been complaining that his 5-year-old laptop seems awfully slow these days. Have used the usual system tools and so on, but it does still seem slow to me compared with the machines of today. Thanks, Richard Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 11 March 2009 22:56 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW DESKTOP FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW Urban myths again! I firmly believe choice has to be based on what the user wants to do with it. If it's just e-mail, browsing the web, and the odd letter to the grandchildren, there are some very nice small desktops about. Is he using any adaptive technology? George. _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Godfrey-McKay Sent: 11 March 2009 22:41 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW DESKTOP FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW Hi George, From a VI former IT professional living in Glasgow. Now that you've questioned it, I can't imagine that that process would in fact happen; presumably they'd just burn an XP image on to a virgin drive. So George, what brands do you like nowadays? Thanks. Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 11 March 2009 22:34 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW DESKTOP FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW Where have you heard that myth, Richard? George. _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Godfrey-McKay Sent: 11 March 2009 22:26 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] NEW DESKTOP FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW HI, As the subject suggests, I need to get a new desktop for my father-in-Law. I have heard that the Dell range running XP are downgraded from Vista, and that that doesn't always work well with Jaws. I should welcome comments on this, and what other makes are popular, and where to find a suitable machine. Thanks, Richard Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 __________ NOD32 3928 (20090311) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 3928 (20090311) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com