My mother is 80. Just got her first lap top. I'm so proud of her! Part of her Christmas with us will be more instruction on what to do with it. She took a class at our local continuing education center and I sit down with her every chance I get - not enough, sadly. But ... she's doing it!
Since her hearing is getting pretty bad, it's so nice to be able to communicate this way - really cuts down on some of the miscommunication we sometimes bog down in.