I would like to tack each point you race in turn. On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:20 PM, Andy Fletcher wrote:
> Monday, November 16, 2009, 5:07:26 PM, Phil Thompson wrote: > >> Being promoted by Valerie Singleton, featured on BBC News site >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8352606.stm with a simplified GUI. > > So when Grandma wants one of these new fangled 'digital cameras' she's > been hearing all about, exactly how does this work. > > Drivers - Linux support among many manufacturers, especially at the > low end is awful. ????? I have never had a problem or had any one else say thay have had a problem with using digital cameras with linux. All the ones I have come acrose have USB that when pluged in come up as a external drive. Or if thay have memory cards there are pleany of card readers that work with linux. > > Plug and play - is this really going to be simpler than Windows in > that respect? Plug and play is not just in Windows. Infact the BIOS in moden PC's are PnP so even if the OS is not (DOS < 6 and OS2 V2.1 are the only two I can think of that had probelms) it can still work with PnP > > Support - "And which version of Windows are you trying to connect your > new printer to, Mrs Smith?" Now yes I have always had problems with printting often having to wate meny mounths for updated drivers before being able to use it with Linux or Mac. It is beowend my understanding that one of the first forms of computer output is still the flackest. Can I add scanning????? > > And given that this is an entirely new (to the vast majority of > people) interface, how is this going to enable them to learn more > about computers, especially given how basic it is. > I think your missing the point. This system was/is not amded at thous who want to lear more about computers. It is amed at thous who may just wan't to do a very limited range of tasks (webserfing and e-mail). We don't all need or want the all singing all dansing Swisse(sorry for the spelling I am dislex...) Army knith (moulty tool) of computing. (When I teach older people to use the internet, one of the comments I often get why dous there have to be so meny things on the screen?) > Seems poorly thought out to me. > It seems to me very well thought out. > -- > Best regards, > Andy > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > Steve _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
