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99-year-old woman's 1st computer is an iPad

Posted Apr 22nd, 2010 at 11:18 AM and seen
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Who says modern gadgets are for the young? One customer in Oregon is enjoying hers, and she’s 99 years old.

Virginia Campbell, 99, of Lake Oswego, Oregon has been using her iPad to read and write poetry. It’s the first computer she’s ever owned. Because of the iPad’s ability to adjust the brightness of the page and to increase the font by simply tapping, Virginia has been able to enjoy her love of reading again, despite her glaucoma. To date, she’s used it to write 14 limericks. Good work, Virginia!

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Comments (10)

Apr 22, 2010
PPPP8888 said...
Story the local Fox affiliate did on her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZpHTUhSYs

Apr 22, 2010
Annie Colbert said...
Cuteness.
Apr 22, 2010
Guy Kawasaki said...
I sure hope she doesn't forget it in any bars in Redwood City.
Apr 22, 2010
Shinichi Aso said...
computers for the rest of us...
Apr 22, 2010
jvar said...
Great!my mum is not good for her eyes,but she wonders knowing from Web.I am sure that Ipad is really suitable for her.As a word,"Right tool for the right job and people."
Apr 23, 2010
Spif said...
Let her not bend so much, she'll either have a spasm or fall asleep on the ipad... kidding. she looks so cute using the Ipad :)
Apr 23, 2010
david pylyp said...
Wonderful that we acknowledge our elders as participants and contributors, so often we toss them aside, very grateful for our mentors and guides; we need to ask some questions http://Bit.Ly/AgingParents

David Pylyp
Living in Toronto

Apr 23, 2010
VzNana said...
Thanks for sharing this sweet, sweet story. You gotta lover her. I hope I have that much pluck when (if) I get her age! Wow.
Apr 23, 2010
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Apr 25, 2010
HG said...
This woman must be really blessed ... she looks very healthy and more like a 70yo than a 99yo.

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