[geeks] Kids and computers...

[s at avoidant.org]

"Greg A. Woods" wrote:


> One of my colleagues didn't let his kids use M$-Windows when they were
> young, and then bought them cheap used macs when they started demanding
> more than an X11 terminal could give them (even with a stupid Windoze-95


Hrm. Nice idea, but I don't have any xterminals laying around. I suppose
I could load linux or one of the BSDs for them on their peecee hardware,
but I challenge you to help me find decent educational softwazre for
kids that runs on either unix or one of the free implementatios thereof.
If your friend has some, ask him to contact me, please. I've been unable
to find anything to even compare with Reader Rabbit and the like.

Most of the stuff out there runs on Macs as well, but as i said, I don't
have the $$$ to pick up imacs right now. When I do, I will.


> Good friends don't let their friends use M$-Winblows.  Good parents
> don't let their kids use M$-Windoze.  :-)


I think content comes before principle in this case. If you feel
differently, that's OK, but watching Nahi learn to type at three years
old make it OK in my book.


---sambo