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Originally Posted by Alfy
I still balk at the idea that people over 50 are as tech savvy as younger people.
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I'll support that.
My father, who is in his mid-60's and nearing retirement, was approached by one of his managers last week. They said they were getting him an iPod for his great dedication to work, because he almost never calls in sick. (He has several months of sick leave time built up. Last year, I think he took 2 days off--both doctor checkups. One for side-effects of a work injury a few years ago.)
He asked me, "what's an iPod?"
Followed by, "what's an MP3?"
I think I got as far as "it's like a Walkman, only it plays digital files instead of tapes."
I now have a 1gb iPod Shuffle. He wouldn't mind keeping it, except he has no interest in popular music, no idea how to acquire it (he can kinda-sorta play movie DVDs on the computer, but the mouse is still rather baffling to him--internet is right out), and really would prefer a device that gets radio stations.
He might like an ebook reader--if someone else dealt with getting books onto it. He's certainly not going to bother learning how to navigate the net looking for things to read.