Drew Jensen wrote: > Hamish, Russel > > Thanks again for prompting me to think a little more here. > > My last trip cross country, I needed to use the public access computer > kiosks at a couple of small town libraries (as in middle of Wyoming > small). Both cases they had really nice printers (I was surprised a > little) but the computers where a good 5-6 years old. (As an aside: one > had a copy of OO.o 3 installed - when asked the Librarian said a local > high school kid asked to install it - and - he was a good kid, so fine > with her...but she didn't know anything about it ) > > My intention is to bring just such a machine, an older Compaq, with > Linux/OO.o - this machine would not handle Win7/MSO 2010. I was thinking > that it's one thing to say that Linux/OO.o breaths performance back into > older hardware, it's another to let them see for themselves. > > Also - I was thinking we could offer the workstation/PCS as a public > access kiosk for the attendees, say for someone that needs to print a > resume. For those that have the 'deer in the headlights look' when they > realize it's not MS we have a real live person there to get them > started. [might be a dumb idea ??] > > Anyway, I'm just throwing out ideas here. > > Drew >
Drew, It sound good and reasonable to me. Back in the old days sysops from local bbs would meet up at the "computer shows" and pass out a bbs list and sometimes have a "demo" bbs setup for new users to play with. It was great. :) Andy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
