What computer would you recommend for OLD PEOPLE?

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Hyperblaze

Lifer
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For folks who want to have a minimum of issues?

Here's my list in descending over.

1) Mac
2) Linux
3) Windows of any variation

 

ConstipatedVigilante

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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
I resent Apple, but any idiot can use a Mac - they're very user-friendly.

That's funny, whenever I go to Best Buy and try out the Macs I usually have no idea what I'm doing.

Really? They're not hard to figure out at all. Not quite so many hidden sub-menus as windows.
 

evident

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my mom and dad picked up windows xp a couple years ago, they are still slow doing things on it, but i feel that if i switched them to a mac they would be totally lost. i wish there was a way to get them to learn to type faster!
 

PingSpike

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I would recommend a television set with the channel set to which channel plays the most golf.
 

PingSpike

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Originally posted by: Zedtom
I have configured desktops for seniors that have shortcut icons for 95% of user functions. I've found that most seniors do not like to drill down through menus to get to a program.

Does anyone like to do that? And why hasn't microsoft been informed of this?
 

PingSpike

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Originally posted by: evident
my mom and dad picked up windows xp a couple years ago, they are still slow doing things on it, but i feel that if i switched them to a mac they would be totally lost. i wish there was a way to get them to learn to type faster!

Here is a quick impression of my dad:

*Stares at keyboard for 15 seconds with outstretched hand hoving above keyboard*
*frustrated* "Double-U....DOUBLE-U-Oh! There it is."

I love the guy, but its hilarious.