The existing hardware was old, crusty, and dead. That said it was actually an old family friend, i did suggest a Mac, but as older people frequently will, he said he and his wife were use to the way Windows works and didn't want to learn something new. On Sep 25, 2011 9:43 PM, "andrew mcelroy" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:12 PM, ozgood <[email protected]> wrote: >> Isn't this the nlug board? >> >> Wipe her existing hard drive clean and put Ubuntu on it. :-) > > Ubuntu (Desktop) isn't tiny these days. I'd have to go back through > the conversation thread to see if the specs were mentioned. > Installing Ubuntu on really old hardware is a lot like back when NLUG > wanted to host their website on a FreeBSD Beowulf cluster. > It might feel right at first but then reality sets in. > > Ubuntu really needs hardware within the last few years to take > advantage of the eye candy. > If the hardware is decent, then you might have something. > > If given a choice between a Ubuntu rescue and just getting a mac and > being done, I'd still say just get the mac already. > > Andrew McElroy > >> >> On Sep 18, 8:15 am, Drew <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Back in the day, if your mother wanted a new computer, you told her to call >>> Dell, because the hardware was good, and the support was better. I've heard >>> mixed reviews, but it sounds like both went down hill. I'm so used to custom >>> building mine, I don't keep up with manufacture reputations anymore. Where >>> do people on the list send their mother for a computer these days? >>> >>> Drew >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
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