[Cialug] OT: what computer....

[Jeff Davis]

I tried that once and still got pestered with questions for the
next week asking 'where is X', 'how do I do Y.'

The person was very nontechnical but used a Windows PC at work
and trying to use a Mac (at least initally) wasn't a very
positive experience.

[ Note to the mac zealots:  The person had gotten a used mac
  from somewhere and I don't think they got any documentation.
  I'll grant that a new one out of the box would probably have
  provided a different experience. ]


-Jeff



Renegade Muskrat wrote:
> I was recently asked that question. Fortunately, it has become a rather
> easy question for me to answer lately: Mini Mac. The person asking is in
> the Twin Cities area and thus was even able to go to the Apple store in
> the megamall. If i was closer i'd consider advocating a PC with Linux on
> it; for what this particular user needs i would have no trouble setting
> up a Linux box with a pretty GUI for them. But i don't do long-distance
> support and most people wouldn't know how to find a Linux expert to help
> them if they ran into problems.
>