I think we had one WebTV user get a PC and connect to the Internet through us when WebTV shut down.
I also remember at least one customer with a “computer for seniors”, the closest I can find with a Google search is www.mywowcomputer.com <http://www.mywowcomputer.com> maybe that’s it. Honestly they seem to have all the features right, the only downsides being it is not mobile like the Grandpad, and it costs around $1100. Certainly a more appealing name. Looking at this page: https://www.mywowcomputer.com/faqs.aspx I have to grudgingly admit they have done a very good job of understanding the needs and checking all the boxes, at least for a desktop unit. For a mobile device, most seniors I run into are happy with an iPad, although even with iOS, smartphones seem to rely too much on knowing what magic sequence is needed to accomplish some task, they are not as intuitive as they would have you believe. From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2018 10:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Grandpad I remember WebTV. I seem to also remember a device that would POP your email account and print the messages. I imagine it couldn't send anything. The only demeaning thing about GrandPad might be the name. They didn't call WebTV "GrandDads's TV Web". On 11/11/2018 9:14 PM, Colin Stanners wrote: There's a big audience of seniors who are not good with technology and would be helped by this... I think it is a reasonable assumption and product. A long time ago, my relatives bought a WebTV box and internet subscription for my grandma to try to get her online... Altogether must've cost close to $1K. I'm not sure that it had ever ended up being used or even turned on before we removed it. On Nov 11, 2018 7:04 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Saw this advertised on TV (by Consumer Cellular). Am I just being grouchy, or is this thing demeaning to seniors? https://www.grandpad.net/ -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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