I've been providing informal support to a local couple for decades. He
is a retired pastor, now a missionary. A few years ago they bought a
computer from a local big box store. It has problems and customer
support has been inadequate. As part of my support for the missions
agency, I'll be purchasing a replacement. As I've not used Windows since
WinXP and they are pure Windows users I will set it up to dual boot
Windows and Debian. I've bought several refurbished machines from a
local company and have watched them deal with non-techie customers. That
will provide expert Windows support if/when needed.
My immediate questions:
1. Is there any site that explains to a non-techie the differences
between Windows and Linux and the advantages of using Linux?.
Preferably *without* describing "how-to".
[ From my side the advantage is using maintenance tools
I'm familiar with.]
2. Do recent versions of Windows still have icons titled "Windows
Explorer" and "My Computer"?
[ As we'll not be meeting for about a week I'm asking them for some
details of their current hardware. I'm suspicious that they may be
low on free disk space.]
TIA
