Re: Introducing Ubuntu to Club Members.

2009-06-12 Thread Ferdinand Lehnard
Dear Micheal, I did some IT consultancy some years ago to small sized companies to make transition from MS systems to more cost reduced open source OS and Office systems. Out of that time I still have some Impress presentations, but unfortunately only in German language. If your time frame allows

Re: the most basic OS

2009-06-12 Thread Dave Hall
On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 06:35 +1000, David Johnson wrote: > Hi all > I have been using Ubuntu only for a few years and love it even though I > struggle sometimes. > My dad is a stubborn old farmer who holds only contempt for technology > and computers. I would like to know if there is an absolutely

Re: the most basic OS

2009-06-12 Thread Callan Jefferson Davies
> My dad is a stubborn old farmer who holds only contempt for technology > and computers. I would like to know if there is an absolutely basic > reliable low interactivity OS that I could put on an old computer so I > can lure him into the world of internet etc through things like weather > sites

Re: the most basic OS

2009-06-12 Thread Daniel Mons
David Johnson wrote: > Hi all > I have been using Ubuntu only for a few years and love it even though I > struggle sometimes. > My dad is a stubborn old farmer who holds only contempt for technology > and computers. I would like to know if there is an absolutely basic > reliable low interactivity

the most basic OS

2009-06-12 Thread David Johnson
Hi all I have been using Ubuntu only for a few years and love it even though I struggle sometimes. My dad is a stubborn old farmer who holds only contempt for technology and computers. I would like to know if there is an absolutely basic reliable low interactivity OS that I could put on an old c

Re: Introducing Ubuntu to Club Members.

2009-06-12 Thread Cary Bielenberg
Michael Harold wrote: > Greetings to Melissa and List Members, > > If you would care to look up http://www.tact.org.au you will see where I > am at! > > Having been one of the tutors for Absolute Beginners and a Committee > member for over a year, and enjoyed it, I have suggested to the > Committe

Introducing Ubuntu to Club Members.

2009-06-12 Thread Michael Harold
Greetings to Melissa and List Members, If you would care to look up http://www.tact.org.au you will see where I am at! Having been one of the tutors for Absolute Beginners and a Committee member for over a year, and enjoyed it, I have suggested to the Committee that the Club should offer guidanc