> On Jan 12, 2008 10:56 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> most people who are on the internet are not sophisticated users. >> basically, >> they are using a web browser and an email client. maybe some light word >> processing. .............................................. > Not even that much, by my observation. A lot (most?) people who aren't > very > tech-savvy just use webmail. They often aren't even aware that mail > clients, or any internet software other than the browser, exist---to them, > the internet IS just the world inside the browser. > > And Google Docs ought to fill anyone's need for light word processing. > > Basically, 50% of home computer users would be happy with a Linux machine > that went straight into Firefox when you turned it on. (The other half > are > gamers, which is a whole different issue.) > > Alex ------------------------------------ If someone walked me through getting a Lunux distro on the 'net, I'd probably be able to master an email client, browser, etc. by myself and could be rid of WinXP. I've tried getting Ubuntu 7.04, PC Linus OS, Puppy Linux 2.12, Damn Small Linux 3.0 rc2, Mepis 6.5, Mepis 6.0, Knoppix 5.0, Linux Mandrake 6.0, and Red Hat Linux.....on the 'net. The serial modem is supposed to support Linux but for some reason will not make the connection. The modem works well with WinXP, so I don't think its likely to be defective. Gerry.....Plug and play kind of guy.
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