Re: [orca-list] Processor or memory: which matters most with screen readers?

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

A screen reader on a machine with sufficient ram for work and speaking 
will work well.
Virtual memory needs more ram with or without a screen reader.  With a 
screen reader provisioning screen reader essential resources in virtual 
environments would eat more memory taking into account buffers created and 
used.
Beyond base requirements for a screen reader in either environment 
processor speed will be the next factor to make a system go faster or 
slower.



On Mon, 28 Dec 2020, Glenn K0LNY wrote:

> It is my belief that RAM is most affected by using a screenreader, so if I
> were balancing the two options, I would put more weight on more RAM.
> For most computer needs, even a simple ARM processor is sufficient, but
> large programs with a screenreader start eating up memory, especially if you
> want to use a virtual machine.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Reece O'Bryan via orca-list" <orca-list gnome org>
> To: <orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2020 1:35 PM
> Subject: [orca-list] Processor or memory: which matters most with screen
> readers?
>
>
> I understand that having a slow or old processor or having an insignificant
> amount of RAM is definitely going to cause problems. However, does there
> seem to be a sweet spot in which the machine has adequate processing power
> and plenty of memory to be able to run orca and screen readers?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Reece
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