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Ask Slashdot: Easy Wi-Fi-Enabled Tablet For My Dad?

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-only-the-weather-channel-made-a-tablet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I'm looking to pick up a tablet for my father. He is in his 70s and the internet is a bit of a mystery to him, but he asked me about a way to send/receive email and watch online videos. He is not interested in getting a smartphone or changing his cheap phone plan that doesn't include data. But he is interested in getting a tablet and using the free Wi-Fi that is available in his building. Here is my question: can you recommend a tablet equivalent to those phones with the big numbers that they sell to older people? Does there exist a tablet with an interface that would be simple and easy to use for someone who has very little experience with computer GUIs?"

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  1. Hi, Tim Cook, is that you? by tlambert · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hi, Tim Cook, is that you?

    Anonymous usually = slashvertisement...

  2. Re:iPad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    >I'm 70 years old and I can tell the difference between 2048x1536 and 1280x1024. Especially when I'm reading.

    No, but your mental faculties are certainly going. Try reading the summary again. Go on, do it. You might find an indicator that OP is dealing with someone having a hard time reading small numbers.

    Fucking idiot.