[PLUG] linux for a Ludite

[Chuck Hast]

All well taken, these are good pointers, perhaps we should publish a book...

Here is what I am planning, the T42 is set up and running just fine. If it
works
out I will get her a newer ThinkPad. I figure that if she gets through a
few weeks
or months with it, then I will move her up to something faster, only issue
is she
LIKES the screen size on the ol' T42.

As to 32 bits, yep the choices are rapidly going away. Though I was not
planniing
on putting a real large distro on it, If she can just do her web stuff and
learn it.
The machine is way faster than she can type right now, so I am  not too
worried
about speed. It pays music and videos, and she can look at all she wants.


On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Galen Seitz <galens at seitzassoc.com> wrote:

> On 11/11/17 12:38, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > Well I put Lubuntu on it and so far it does pretty good. She wants to
> learn
> > how to use the computer, (I offered a tablet, but no, now computer) so I
> am
> > going to take a poke at Lubuntu. I will put the needed apps on the
> desktop
> > and let her go at it. Thank you all for all the good ideas. If this fails
> > then I will
> > try to get her to go for the iPad.
>
> Alternatively, you may want to consider a Chromebook.  This is what I've
> done for relatives.
>
> galen
> --
> Galen Seitz
> galens at seitzassoc.com
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