From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A4502EFFF for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 05:54:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id f899sGb26957 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 05:54:16 -0400 Received: from mta3-rme.xtra.co.nz (mta3-rme.xtra.co.nz [203.96.92.13]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f899sFg26953 for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 05:54:15 -0400 Received: from [210.54.65.123] by mta3-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20010909095412.YVQO1454358.mta3-rme.xtra.co.nz@[210.54.65.123]> for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:54:12 +1200 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20010909215244.007ec250@earthlight.co.nz> X-Sender: blinky@earthlight.co.nz X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 21:52:44 +1200 To: blinux-list@redhat.com From: simon Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I agree, apple still have not been beaten by MS in the area of functioning operating system,there biggest problem is that mac pcs are to expencive Microsofts problem is that there software has more bugs than an insect collecter I would be using linex more often if they had a wider range of software available t 07:51 PM 9/8/01 +0200, you wrote: >On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > The three companies primarily responsible for inaccessibility are sun > > microsystems for having invented java in the first place. Second netscape > > for having innovated html and java. Third Microsoft for having innovated > > everything else. >Sorry, but I have to crrect one thing here. >Microsoft (among other things) doesn't and if you ask me can't innovate at >all. >The hole idea of graphical ui's was taken right from Macintosh who had that >kind of techonoly about 10 years before windows ever was created. >Blame it on ms though to get it mass-produced and distributed. > > > Jude > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) >Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) >----------- >Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl >student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ >Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details >----------- >Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >