Re: Apple update system

From	nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Apple update system
Date	2017-03-28 19:37 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<280320171937517881%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References	<oapvnm$gdd$1@news.albasani.net> <obdq56$vv0$1@news.albasani.net> <280320171928281838%star@sky.net>

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In article <280320171928281838%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net>
wrote:

> Ken Springer:
> > > ...they are both retired schoolteachers, but their
> > > computer skills are so minimal as to be almost beyond belief.  :-(
> 
> Ken Springer:
> > Much as I despise the idea, a Chromebook may be the best fit for them. 
> > Maybe even Linux.
> 
> Are you stoned? Two retirees with minimal skills, and you want to foist
> Linux on them? 

chromeos is *much* easier to use than a linux box and quite possibly
the best choice.

> Think about that. And Chromebook--none of the apps, none
> of the reliability, that they know and love. 

depends what they do with it. if it's email, web surfing, etc., then a
chromebook can work well. not everyone needs a bunch of apps.

> They need a new iMac, and
> they need to get it from an Apple retail store where the staff will
> teach them the essentials and set them up with an Apple ID, etc.

not necessarily.

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Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-20 19:30 -0600
  Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-20 21:47 -0400
    Re: Apple update system Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-21 03:37 -0400
      Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-21 05:00 -0600
        Re: Apple update system Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-21 15:46 +0000
          Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-21 18:01 -0600
            Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-21 20:06 -0400
              Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-21 18:26 -0600
    Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-21 16:22 -0600
  Re: Apple update system michaelunowho@gmail.com - 2017-03-21 07:51 -0700
    Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-21 18:07 -0600
  Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-28 07:57 -0600
    Re: Apple update system Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-28 15:43 +0000
      Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-28 10:43 -0600
        Re: Apple update system Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-28 16:55 +0000
        Re: Apple update system Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-30 13:03 -0700
          Re: Apple update system Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-03-30 19:37 -0400
    Re: Apple update system Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-03-28 19:28 -0400
      Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-28 19:37 -0400
        Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-28 18:10 -0600
          Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-28 20:17 -0400
          Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-29 07:35 +0000
            Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-29 04:24 -0600
              Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-29 07:20 -0400
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-29 06:44 -0600
                Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-29 09:46 -0400
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-29 08:45 -0600
                Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-29 15:44 -0400
              Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-30 04:41 +0000
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-30 03:51 -0600
                Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-30 10:49 -0400
                Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-31 00:14 +0000
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-30 20:09 -0600
          Re: Apple update system Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2017-03-29 12:31 -0400
            Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-29 15:18 -0400
              Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-29 15:14 -0600
                Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-29 17:36 -0400
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-03-29 16:55 -0600
          Re: Apple update system Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2017-03-30 12:52 -0700
        Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-29 07:32 +0000
  Re: Apple update system Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-03-28 07:30 -0700
  Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-04-01 17:44 -0600
    Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-01 19:51 -0400
      Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-04-01 18:29 -0600
        Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-01 20:55 -0400
          Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-04-01 20:53 -0600
            Re: Apple update system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-02 00:03 -0400
              Re: Apple update system Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-04-02 15:21 +0000
                Re: Apple update system Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-04-02 10:15 -0600
                Re: Apple update system dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-04-03 10:07 +1100
            Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-02 16:26 +0000
        Re: Apple update system Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-04-02 16:23 +0000

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