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New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit)New Linux-Based PCs Encourage Seniors To Learn The Internet (redOrbit)
[Announcements] Posted Nov 12, 2009 21:14 UTC (Thu) by cook
redOrbit looks at a Linux PC that is aimed at senior citizens. "A new computer called SimplicITy has been aimed at people over the age of 60 who have never before used PCs or the Internet, BBC News reported. The simplified desktop has just six buttons directing users to basic tasks such as e-mail and chat and each machine is pre-loaded with 17 video tutorials from television presenter Valerie Singleton. The SimplicITy computer has no login screen when started up, and contains no drop-down menus."
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