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