[gui-talk] All-In-Ones and Touch Screen Monitors

[Rob Tabor]

Hi, Peter.
I do not own an all in one PC but I have experienced one in the form of an
old Zenith Z100 on which I spent many hours in a PC lab at Frazer Hall at
the U of Kansas learning how to use computers in the mid 1980's when Ms-Dos
was boss. Speech access was provided via a syntheTalker internal board which
sounded unmistakeably robotic and spelled out almost every word it detected,
which made its use rather inefficient and time consuming to say the least.
The machine was heavy and built as sturdy as a battle ship. 

In contrast I envision the machine you and the Mrs are considering to be
made of fiber glass or other light weight material without the bulk and
weight of the old Z-100 on which I cut my proverbial teeth. If you will
kindly indulge my trip down memory lane, I am leading, albeit in a
roundabout way, to the consideration that if one function of the machine
malfunctions, the entire computer is a paper weight until it is repaired or
replaced. The purpose of modular hardware perriferals like monitors, mice,
and detachable PS2 keyboards is that the owner/user is at least able to
replace a broken or defective part without the cost and down time of a
wholly self contained system. I hope this helps and please give Mary my best
regards.
Rob Tabor & NFB Guide Cane Raúl 

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Subject: [gui-talk] All-In-Ones and Touch Screen Monitors

Hello again everyone,

    The search for a new computer for Mary goes on. We came across what are
referred to as all-in-one computers. Rather than their being a tower for the
brains of the operation and, a separate monitor and speakers these
components are housed in a single box hence the term all-in-one.

    Several of the units also come with touch-screen monitors. These are
Windows machines and from what I can tell should handle access technology
just fine. None the less before the in-laws put down the bucks for Mary's
new machine we decided to check to see if anyone on these lists has an
all-in-one PC, if anyone has a touch-screen monitor on their PC and of
course how well screen access technology plays on these systems and in the
presence of a touch-screen monitor. Once again your feedback will be very
much appreciated.

Peter Donahue


"Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber
      And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered.
      And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you
      On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you."
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