Older Computers

[Pete Holsberg]

Markus Schönhaber keyed the following on 7/28/2007 12:01 PM:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>
>> 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!!
>
> Interesting. I obviously don't know how things are at your place. But
> where I live it would be a very difficult task to go to some local
> computer vendor and buy a machine without Windows pre-installed.

I believe that Dell sells a few with no operating system and I'll bet I 
can get a mom-pop "hand-made computer" shop to sell with no OS.

> One could not accept the EULA and try to get the price for the Windows
> copy refunded, though.
Really? How?
> But I don't understand why the requirement that a new machine must not
> come bundled with Windows prevents you from testing the machine with the
> Ubuntu Live CD.
The mindset of a senior is, "Why would I dump a Microsoft product that I 
already have for an unknown quantity?"
> Moreover, a look at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport
> might give you additional pointers.
Thanks.

-- 
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
- Napoleon Bonaparte