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 EF8BB2F026 for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 06:29:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id f89AT3h28124 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 06:29:03 -0400 Received: from mail.students.cs.uu.nl (vmailer@solar.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.28]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f89AT3g28120 for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 06:29:03 -0400 Received: from abeel.students.cs.uu.nl (abeel.students.cs.uu.nl [131.211.82.40]) by mail.students.cs.uu.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 715D585ED for ; Sun, 9 Sep 2001 12:29:02 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 12:29:02 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andor Demarteau To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20010909215244.007ec250@earthlight.co.nz> Message-ID: 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: On Sun, 9 Sep 2001, simon wrote: > 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 Imacs are not that expansive anymore. Problem, afaik there are no braille/speech programs for the MAC, if there are I'd really want to know about it. > I would be using linex more often if they had a wider range of software > available There's tons of software for linux, but maybe not what you neex exactly. Do I have to send you the debian-package listings? > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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!