Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim & vinegar, I want
him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some good some
iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer idiot I can't
help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.


--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
one pretty well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, shouting GERONIMO !"
Bruce

"Ol' Hippie" held forth in
:

Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim & vinegar,
I want him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some
good some iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer
idiot I can't help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.



You need to be a little more specific. Does he have his own computer with
internet access?

Harry in Iowa

--
'Its just NOTSO if you feel the need to contact me'

Ol' Hippie wrote:

Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim & vinegar, I want
him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some good some
iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer idiot I can't
help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.


And you need help doing what?? You seem to know how to get to the group.

What's the question???

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

He has a pc yes his isp is poor I have news groups easy enough but dont know
how to get my dad hooked up.
if your a computer geek (mean that in a good way) email me.

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
one pretty well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, shouting GERONIMO !"
Bruce

I don't need the help getting to this group HE does, & I don't know how to
set him up.

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
one pretty well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, shouting GERONIMO !"
Bruce

Ol' Hippie wrote:

I don't need the help getting to this group HE does, & I don't know how to
set him up.

You can get him signed up for teranews (One time $3.95, I think) at
http://www.teranews.com/

Then just set his software up to use that as the news server. If you
post what software he uses (netscape, mozilla, I.E shudder, etc)
myself or someone else I'm sure will post instructions on what to do
to the software to be able to access the teranews site. (there are
others, but that one is pretty cheap, cost wise)

I wasn't trying to be a wise-a**, but just didn't understand the
problem if you already knew how to get here. Still not sure that I do...

--
Steve

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

"Ol' Hippie" wrote in message
...
He has a pc yes his isp is poor I have news groups easy enough but dont
know
how to get my dad hooked up.
if your a computer geek (mean that in a good way) email me.



Bruce, I don't get it. You can hook up to usenet but can't show dad how to?
I'm not jammin ya, but what kinda help do you need, specifically?

Jack

In article ,
Ol' Hippie wrote:
I don't need the help getting to this group HE does, & I don't know how to
set him up.

Hire a kid from the local area to help him. Try a local college.

Alternatively, contact a local computer repair shop and hire them
to teach him.


Chuck Demas


--
Eat Healthy | _ _ | Nothing would be done at all,
Stay Fit | @ @ | If a man waited to do it so well,
Die Anyway | v | That no one could find fault with it.
| \___/ | http://world.std.com/~cpd

In ,
Ol' Hippie typed:
Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim & vinegar, I want
him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some good some
iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer idiot I can't
help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.

After reading all the other responses, I'm guessing that "Dad" doesn't know how to
set up access with *his* ISP. They should have a technical assistance phone
number that can give him specific information for that particular ISP.

He'll need what the name of their news server is, as well as how to log in.

What ISP does he use, then I can possibly direct you and "Dad" in the right
direction.

BOB

OH,

If pops News Server doesn't have AFB, this one does.

http://news.cis.dfn.de/

Also some set-up instructions.

Hope This Helps,

Tom


"Ol' Hippie" wrote in message
...
Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim &
vinegar, I want
him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some good
some
iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer idiot I
can't
help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.


--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in
one pretty well preserved piece, but to skid across the line
broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, shouting GERONIMO !"
Bruce

well as soon as Dad sends me his isp we ought to get him on board, if he
doesn't have a free news server Tom your suggestion looks pretty good. Danke

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
one pretty well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside,
thoroughly used up, worn out, shouting GERONIMO !"
Bruce

Ol' Hippie wrote:
Can anyone help my Dad, is in his low 80's but full of vim & vinegar, I want
him to join this group, as he is a wealth of information, some good some
iffy, but he is my Dad & I love him dearly, so as a computer idiot I can't
help him like I know some of you may be able to.
p-u-l-ee-se?
You all will like him a lot.


Ol' Hippie,

What browser is he using? What ISP is he using? With those questions
answered, it will be much easier to help your dad get on the right track.
Would be happy to help.

Happy Q'en,
BBQ