Thanks! I've been reading more about Mint & it might do the trick here.
The laptop is a Dell Vostro running a Core 2 Duo (not sure the speed). As long as it'll run Chrome & he can listen to his 1950's streaming radio station, I think he'll be in good shape. ᐧ On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Jon Swindells <jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm>wrote: > and by 'this Island' i mean Zakynthos. > > apologies to the non-psychics out there ;) > > -- > Jon Swindells > jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014, at 10:09 PM, Jon Swindells wrote: > > I have a good portion of this islands retired population on mint15/16 > (most from xp). once people get over the slight bump > that passes for a learning curve (it usually amounts to panicked text > messages about not having antivirus) they couldn't be happier. > > > i'd go for the ubuntu base if possible (deb edition is a lot faster but > you'll need to go with sid/testing for wifi/skype phones etc) > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this > communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements > between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > >
