Older Computers

[Justin]

Well Dell and System76 sell computers with Ubuntu direct now. :)

On 7/28/07, Pete Holsberg <pjh42 at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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