I don’t know if my father, who’s supported my computer habit from an early age, will ever really use a computer. He’s just begun using email, with assistance. The hardest part (well, there are many hard parts) is the typing. Meaning, he doesn’t. Here’s someone who more eloquently describes the problem:
There’s one milestone in computing that I’m waiting for. I have no idea if Longhorn will reach this milestone, but no OS today comes even close. The milestone is: The day that I recommend that my parents buy a computer.
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Scoble, who used to work at NEC on Tablet PCs, has a lot to say on why Tablet PCs are different, and really useful for a certain group of people, including
Anti-computer folks. I’ve seen a lot of people who aren’t computer users take right to the Tablet because it isn’t intimidating. A machine with 100+ keys on it is intimidating. A tablet is much nicer for many people to learn on.
Of course, when my father went to Office Depot to try and see one, he couldn’t. Hmmm… do I want to go to a computer store with my father? Would be a good test for me, and for him, too.