Older Computers

[Pete Holsberg]

Markus Schönhaber keyed the following on 7/28/2007 11:16 AM:
>  Pete Holsberg schrieb:
>
> > I'm thinking about trying to convince the people in my over-55
> > community to think of Linux when they buy their next computer.
> >
> > Is it safe to say that all 2007 desktop computers with wired
> > Ethernet will have no problems with (K)Ubuntu?
>
>  No, I don't think there's any guarantee that everything will work on
>  *all* ... computers. Nevertheless I'd guess, chances are pretty good
>  that one doesn't encounter problems.
>
> > Is it safe to say that even older ones with wired Ethernet will
> > have no problems?
>
>  As a rule of thumb, I'd say the older the hardware the better the
>  chances that it's supported by Linux/Ubuntu.
>
>  Anyway: I don't get the point in trying to say that *all* ...
>  computers will have no problems, since it's a simply matter of
>  starting the Live CD on the specific computer you're interested in
>  and trying whether everything works.

That'll teach me not ot ask TWO questions in one email! :-)

I'm not going to be able to get a senior citizen to buy a new computer 
with Vista and then consider dumping Vista for [K]Ubuntu!!

-- 
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, 
do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away 
from children."
--Author Unknown