THE TECH-SLACKY HOWTO
Author: Santiago Romero http://www.escomposlinux.org/sromero/linux/pringao/techslacky-howto.html Translation: Javier Malonda (supervised by Antonio and Sinner from the Prairy) 30 de mayo de 2002

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Introduction

Welcome to the tech slacky-Howto! The present document is a practical guide to demonstrate the following universal truths: Windows is easy to install (even a child could do it); it’s just about clicking OK. Windows is easy to use (even a child could do it); you don’t need to know anything to start using windows. Windows can perform advanced tasks even if the user doesn’t know a word about computing; you don’t need to know what RAM is or how a computer works. Windows can be learned in a few minutes. It’s plug and play! Thanks to Windows, computers are now easy to use and this is why there’s a computer at each home. People wouldn’t be able to use computers if it weren’t for Windows. To demonstrate all the preceeding premises we will need the help of two special collaborators: Johnny Smartass (myself), an adorable 16 year old youngster son of the woman living at 1354 Evergreen Terrace, next house to... Ralph Jones, our just graduated in Computing Sciende after hard working years, GNU/Linux user and Free Software defender.

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Required ingredients for the tech slacky-Howto
In order to verify the premises exposed before we will need: A user who never owned a Personal Computer (Johnny Smartass in our example). A user with computing knowledge (not necessarily a geek, though it will help). Some kind of social links between them (for instance, being neighbours, though it’s also ok to be brothers, cousins or friends. Even weaker links could work). In this example we will enjoy the invaluable help of Ralph’s and Johnny’s mothers, just neighbours. A very easy and user friendly Operative System, for which no computing knowledge at all