On 12/20/05, Phil Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: > > Hi, > > My dad had raised the question recently about getting my mom, now > > 76,using Linux. We went down the path of looking for a new machine but > > decided to put it off until after Christmas. I recently started > > wondering about using a single computer for two separate people. Can X > > do this? > > Can you get an older computer to use as a "thin client"? > > This link is to a distribution for a school to use one pretty > good computer and a bunch of dumb terminals. You might be able > to adapt the description of what it does to gentoo rather than > the distro(s) it is based upon. > > http://www.k12ltsp.org/ > > -- > Phil
I'm sure that's possible. I could even use her current Win ME box in some sort of dual boot config I suppose. However the reason I didn't start with that idea is that I am not there to hand hold her. If she's running Gnome how do I ensure that everything is saved on the main machine and not the thin client. I fear that this whole path, while certainly possible, might cause me too much work. Please remember this is a 75 year old lady who has never used Linux. ;-) thanks, Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
