[PLUG] linux for a Ludite

[Tomas Kuchta]

Wow, so many responses. Wonderful.

First - as much as I love vintage stuff - 15 years old computers sucks for
many reasons. Keep it as your pet vintage car type of project. Consider
something new, perhaps Chuwi 12.3, it looks like iPad, so non PC people are
not scared of it, and it is very affordable - not fast, but much better
than T42.

Second - talk and LISTEN to your wife what she would like the computer for.
If like you said it is light browsing and calling people with iPads and
iPods - then iPad is probably the best choice. You cannot win over everyone
constantly moaning about that she should just have iPad. It doesn't matter
how shallow it might be - enjoy talking about other things than computers.

If your wife really want/need a computer, you need to ask her what for. In
any case Ubuntu is probably the best choice because it is simple, it works
and your kids will be able to figure things out for her.

Hope it helps,
-T

On Nov 11, 2017 5:19 PM, "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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