I have often read (and have to agree) that if you want to get someone brand new to computers to use linux, then start them on linux. With newer desktop distros like Redhat8 or even Mandrake9, the learning curve for a brand-new computer user isn't really any steeper than it is for Windows. Just my .02.
Shannon Neumann CIS Coordinator Indiana Institute of Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] (260) 422-556 ext. 2231 -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 2:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Way OT: Really basic windows book Sorry to be so very far off topic, but there are some very knowledgeable folks on this list. We just gave my 77 year old mother-in-law her first computer. It is running Windows 2000 (because that's what I had to load). I need to find her a really, really basic computer book, a book for someone who has never touched a computer before. The book needs to start with "this is a window," "this is how you close a window," "this is how you move a window," "this is how handle more than one window on the screen," etc. Can someone recommend a good book for windows that starts at that basic a level? To bring this back to topic a little bit, once I get her up to speed on basic computer skills, I'll try to convert her to Linux. Thanks! Andrew Robinson ************************************************************************ * Andrew W. Robinson | Voice: +1 (504)-378-0179 * * Computerized Processes Unlimited, LLC. | FAX: +1 (504)-889-2799 * * 4200 S. I-10 Service Rd., Suite 205 | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Metairie, LA 70001 | WWW: http://www.cpu.com * * "Consulting System Integrators" * ************************************************************************ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
