[PLUG] linux for a Ludite

[Chuck Hast]

Just went and looked at it, nice laptop from what I can see, and you can get
it with Linux pre-installed.

Speaking of relatives, I have to go and put linux on my mom's computer she
got one with Windows 10 and it is such a mess, slow, the monitor will not
wake
up (it did but there was some update and messed that up) so I am going to
move her to Linux too. The computer is a Dell and it is new so I can put a
full distro on there, but I will just put the things she needs, add Cairo
Dock so
she can find others, and that should put a stop to all of that.

I will move them one by one off of the other OS.

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> Fwiw, the CHUWI 12.3 is a 3:2 aspect ratio screen, and is high res, so no
> jaggies.
>
> On Nov 11, 2017 4:51 PM, "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Ph 4:13 KJV
Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
Fil 4:13 RVR1960