Re: [tlug] Linspire as a senior citizen's first PC -- conclusion

["Micheal E Cooper" <mcooper@example.com>]

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>:
>>>>>> "Micheal" writes:
>
>     Micheal> If the old machine he was given 9 years ago can boot from
>     Micheal> CD,
>
> Ouch.  I wouldn't do that, if I were you.  Parts are going to be a big
> hassle if anything goes wrong.  If it hasn't been in use recently, I
> would expect things to go wrong ... dust in the contacts, dried up fan
> or drive bearings, leaky batteries or capacitors etc.
>
> Do take your DSL disk and see if it will boot the Linspire machine.
> $300 for a box with hardware warrantee isn't bad, considering the risk
> of a machine that has been ignored for years and has no reason to love
> you.

Point well-taken. I was sort of thinking of the old machine because I am not
 sure if, with a paralyzed right hand and big doses of morphine, Dad will re
ally be into using a machine if I buy it. But you are right. I am convinced.
 It will be best to buy him a new machine, even if he doesn't use it, as a k
ind of 親孝行.

I really do hope that it will spark something in him, even if it is
humble. He is only 58.

mec