On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:44:15 -0600 Heather/Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled furiously:
<snippage> > Have to agree with Anne. Till linux becomes more pervasive, ppl who > can only turn the comp on & nothing else (and most don't want to know > more) won't use linux nor is it feasible for them to be using it. They > have (often) no one to call if something goes wrong. INcluding tech > support @ a local Future shop who won't toucha comp if it doesn't run > windows. Ditto ISPs & other vendors. > > For now, seeing seniors use linux or any segment of the population that > is of the mindset a comp shold be like a toaster (it just works), is a > pipe dream. ======================================= My one experience in this areas has been quite different though. About two years ago, my Father-in-law (now 78) got his first computer ever. He, and his daughter (my bride's sister) got Dell's, but ignored most of my advice: they let them install ME; winmodem, etc. Well my sister-in law lives four hours away, so it was up to be to provide technical assistance for Dad (I'm only about 20 minutes away...) After about 8 months of virii, user error catastrophies and other predicatable problems, I wiped his hard drive clean and installed RH 8.0. It's been OVER a year now and he hasn't had a problem since. He really just wants to e-mail friends (and my son in college), browse the web, play a few simple games, keep his check book, relatively simple tasks. I never gave hime the root pass word so he can't screw it up too badly. Whenever I visit I do any necessary upgrades, but nothing significant. It all "just works" for him and meets HIS needs for a computer. Mike -- "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." --Muhammad Ali
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