Re: Whaddaya mean my grandmother can't use Linux? (kiosk)

["W. Wade, Hampton" <whampton staffnet com>]

Michael wrote:

> feared that I might start the win/lin/other "debate" again, so I was
>careful (I thoought) to be specific and detailed: "Given a
>computer-fearful person with limited needs for a computer, how best to
>build a specialized box to serve those needs?"  Linux seemed like the
>obvious choice to me, but leave it to the RedHat list to push Windows
>and the iWhack.
My mother-in-law, her brother, and my sister-in-law all got a WebTV
to meet those very needs -- power it on, dial, you are on the WWW, and
at a VERY low cost (WallMart $99 for the basic unit).  Linux would make
an attractive alternative, e.g., as a kiosk.

>I did not realize that "kiosk" was the buzzword I was looking for.  To
>those who did, and who posted accordingly, much thanks.  I'm not all
the
>way through the thread yet, but I think that so far there have been two

>posts which actually contained suggestions or signposts for setting up
a
>kiosk-style box, and there were bits of useful information I had not
>thought of and experiential items which I now don't need to stumble
over
>myself.  That was what I was looking for, and thanks to those who came
>through.
 Could you please summarize those posts -- possibly a new thread -- on
kisoks?

RedHat:  A suggestion might be "kiosk" as an install option/version?

Cheers,

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W. Wade, Hampton

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