Just went and looked at it, nice laptop from what I can see, and you can get it with Linux pre-installed.
Speaking of relatives, I have to go and put linux on my mom's computer she got one with Windows 10 and it is such a mess, slow, the monitor will not wake up (it did but there was some update and messed that up) so I am going to move her to Linux too. The computer is a Dell and it is new so I can put a full distro on there, but I will just put the things she needs, add Cairo Dock so she can find others, and that should put a stop to all of that. I will move them one by one off of the other OS. On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > Fwiw, the CHUWI 12.3 is a 3:2 aspect ratio screen, and is high res, so no > jaggies. > > On Nov 11, 2017 4:51 PM, "Chuck Hast" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All well taken, these are good pointers, perhaps we should publish a > > book... > > > > Here is what I am planning, the T42 is set up and running just fine. If > it > > works > > out I will get her a newer ThinkPad. I figure that if she gets through a > > few weeks > > or months with it, then I will move her up to something faster, only > issue > > is she > > LIKES the screen size on the ol' T42. > > > > As to 32 bits, yep the choices are rapidly going away. Though I was not > > planniing > > on putting a real large distro on it, If she can just do her web stuff > and > > learn it. > > The machine is way faster than she can type right now, so I am not too > > worried > > about speed. It pays music and videos, and she can look at all she wants. > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Galen Seitz <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On 11/11/17 12:38, Chuck Hast wrote: > > > > Well I put Lubuntu on it and so far it does pretty good. She wants to > > > learn > > > > how to use the computer, (I offered a tablet, but no, now computer) > so > > I > > > am > > > > going to take a poke at Lubuntu. I will put the needed apps on the > > > desktop > > > > and let her go at it. Thank you all for all the good ideas. If this > > fails > > > > then I will > > > > try to get her to go for the iPad. > > > > > > Alternatively, you may want to consider a Chromebook. This is what > I've > > > done for relatives. > > > > > > galen > > > -- > > > Galen Seitz > > > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > > Ph 4:13 KJV > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
