A lot of netbooks do work with screen readers, Christine. Lots of people like the Samsung NC20 or NC10 which run on Windows XP. My Mike has an Advent. They're not the absolute best but it's good enough for him. Yes, they're very small but I love them. You'd probably pick up one on the Secondhand Zone easily enough if you don't want to buy new.
Hope this helps. -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:28 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: small, light computers
Yes, there are such things, but be very careful in what you purchase. We bought a small note book for our son which is running windows 7 which would have been fine for me to install a speech screenreader onto, he doesn't need one, he's a student who also required a lighter weight laptop to carry back and forth from university. I thought this was a good idea and bought myself an even smaller one, a Net Book--the problem is it is only running windows C E and I have been unable to find a speech screenreader to use with the tiny machine, so by very careful what you buy has an operating system you can use speech with. If anyone does know of something that will run with C E then I would be most grateful to hear from you at: goatmum@xxxxxxx and most delighted to be able to use my new purchase of the smallest laptop on this planet! Best of luck, from Christine W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Locke" <gerald.locke@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] small, light computersHi All, I find a laptop is too heavy to travel with and wonder if there is smaller computers which I can buy able to use with a standard keyboard or which has a keyboard usable by atotally blind user! Any comments much appreciated! [smile] Regards, Gerry. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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