I have been told that to send e-mail on webTV.....you get a keyboard on
the screen then point and click letter by letter...to write a message..
very cumbersome...
rick
Suzanne Stephens wrote:
>
> My brother and I are considering buying a WebTV setup for our elderly
> father for Christmas and I wanted to ask your advice and opinions about
> WebTV, since I've never actually used it. We are looking for an easy,
> inexpensive way for Dad to do email, and would like, if possible, for him
> to be able to view family photos. I'm aware that our Web design work may
> not appear all that hot, but that's not a big deal. Letter-writing will be
> first priority.
>
> Dad has a word processing unit, and the instructions for it say that he can
> use it for text-based Internet apps like email. But when he calls the local
> ISP, they say he has to have Windows 95. And of course, he has no idea how
> to argue with them, and my brother and I are thousands of miles away and
> unable to help him.
>
> Dad was an electrical engineer and is pretty smart, but he's clueless about
> the whole Internet thing. He seems to be feeling left out in the cold
> because everytime he calls me or my brother with the latest news, we've
> already heard it via email. I'd like to find an easy, painless way to bring
> him into the loop.
>
> What would you folks recommend? WebTV or some other route? WebTV, with the
> hard drive and keyboard, is $270, and that's stretching our budget. Another
> factor that I should throw in is that as an AT&T retiree, Dad gets some
> services for free and that may include Internet dial-up, though I'm not
> sure.
>
> thanks for help and advice.
>
> Suzanne Stephens, Dave Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
> 541-552-1190, 541-552-1192 http://www.KickassDesign.com/
>
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