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From: Mark Rew
Date: Sep 4, 2002 7:44AM

The reliability and capability is much better on Windows 2000 and especially
XP for Jaws 4.x.
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From: "House, Kate" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: Preferred OS for screen readers


> I have run JAWS with few glitches on Windows 98 and XP ( and I think 2000).
> I would check with Freedom Scientific for more info, though.
> (www.freedomscientific.com--also, once you install JAWS, run it over their
> home page. They model well what they preach.)
>
> Good luck!
>
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> > From: Ruth Stillman
> > Reply To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2002 10:19 AM
> > To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > Subject: RE: Preferred OS for screen readers
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> > Thanks! Is there any difference in support between Windows 98 and 2000
> > or NT?
> >
> > Ruth
> >
> >
> > >Ruth-
> > >
> > >With a few exceptions, like outSPoken, screen readers work much better
> > with
> > >Windows. In my experience, that is....
> > >
> > >-Kate House
> > >
> > >
> > >Kate House
> > >Online Services & Multimedia Development
> > >Prentice Hall
> > >p: 781.433.8406
> > >f: 781.455.1718
> > >
> > >
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> > > From: Ruth Stillman
> > > Reply To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2002 10:07 AM
> > > To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> > > Subject: Preferred OS for screen readers
> > >
> > > My company is looking to purchase JAWS so that we can do more extensive
> > > testing of sites that we create. Does the operating system make any
> > > difference
> > > when it comes to screen readers?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Ruth Stillman
> > > Senior User Experience Designer
> > > Molecular, Inc.
> > > http://www.molecular.com
> > >
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