W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>> For the game in the uispec, is it possible to replace
>> some boring
>> games by SuperTUX?
>> Belenix integrated SuperTUX, which is a classic 2D
>> jump'n run arcade
>> sidescroller game.
>> As far as I know, a lot of people are very attracted
>> to it, ;-)
>> http://supertux.lethargik.org/screenshots.html
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Aubrey
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> Very good suggestion!  Many doctors have now begun to recommend senior people 
> to buy and play computers, telling them that playing computer games will 
> delay or even prevent the onset of dementia/Alzheimer's.
>
> Windows, especially Vista, is too confusing, too intimidating, and having too 
> many unnecessary things for senior citizens.  Ditto the Macs; plus they are 
> too expensive, and need, prohibitively, too big a screen.  Linux is a good 
> choice if you customize it properly.  But then when you need to upgrade the 
> kernel, your display can get screwed without the help of an "expert".
>
> That leaves Solaris as the best, if not the only, choice for the senior 
> people.  Probably no one has thought about this, but it is true.  My mother 
> loves her Solaris notebook, not by choice (initially), but by elimination.
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Sorry, I can't agree with you there.  Macs are really not expensive, 
they last longer for the most part, it's called quality control.  They 
are not as confusing to elders as Vista is.  I know first hand from 
watching people use a variety of operating systems.  Linux is not good 
if tuned right, it's way more confusing once something goes wrong it's 
not an option, and Solaris, gimme a break, ain't there yet, but better 
these days and has the same problems as Linux with package management, 
people don't want to have to learn how to use the command-line, there is 
no graphical package management for Solaris worth two cents.

James

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