Re: Sweet girl needs help getting ..........

[schram@mail.coos.or.us (Chris Schram)]

In article <31CB6C6F.1033@nwark.com>,
Chuck <charden@nwark.com> wrote:

>On the NET!!!!
>
>OK people.... I have a good freind, FAR AWAY... I'm a PC/WIN95 maniac
>I am a GROWN UP and have nothing bad to say about Mac's (I've never used 
>one!! May be they are better!!!!) My problem is she is very COMPUTER 
>illiterate.. (did'nt want to say PC!!) she has an account with AOL 
>(THEIVES!!!!) and I am trying to get her REAL net acsess VIA a local ISP 
>but I don't know where to tell her to start!  She dosen't really even 
>know what KIND of computer she is using.......(VERY illiterate)
>she got it on a trade for a bad debt....  But loves AOL!! what a joke!
>If some kind GENTLEMAN (no pigs!!) Would be so kind as to E-mail her and 
>tell her where to start I would repay you in kind...  (May be post some 
>negitive crap where all those nerds who LIVE for WIN95 hang out)
>
>E-Mail to: candy53280@aol.com
>and HELP HER     please??????????
>
>thanx people.....****DON'T E-MAIL ME!!!*********
>
>CHUCK

Well Chuck, no offense to you or Candy, but I'd recommend that in her case,
she'd be more comfortable sticking with AOL. "REAL" Internet access
requires a bit of tinkering to get the various components to work just
right, and many (most?) just don't want or need the hassle.

As an experienced user, I was able to get my wife's and my ISP accounts
working without much trouble, but it still took some hand-holding with tech
support on the first try. One must be able to understand clearly what tech
support is saying, and be able to follow their directions correctly.

I was very recently in a situation where I was to help a computer
illiterate get on the 'net. Really, AOL was the only sane choice.

BTW, it's not AOL per se that everyone is bitching about. It's some of
their users.
Christ, I can't believe I expended that much bandwidth hyping AOL. I don't
really like 'em that much either.


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