[geeks] Kids and computers...

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My up bringing was quite different. Hardly any tech in the house. The
first computer at home was a 386, and I was told if I ever touched it
unsupervised I would be grounded for a year. I knew my parents were
not joking. I used it once, had one problem with Word Perfect, and
didn't touch the computer again the entire time it was around. The
next computer at home I had was a 486 in 97. I still think that was
the worst thing my parents ever did to me. 


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- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julius Sridhar" <vance at ikickass.org>
To: <s at avoidant.org>
Cc: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Kids and computers...


> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 s at avoidant.org wrote:
> 
> > > Why when I was a kid I was happy to play with static physical
> > > toys that had far more limitations imagination-wise than any
> > > graphical interface!  ;-) 
> >
> > Yeah, me too. But I didn't get my grubby little paws on a
> > computer at home 'till the Commodore 64 (which I still have, BTW)
> > If Nahi's that far ahead of where I was then, I can't wait to see
> > what he's doing at 35. I want to give him every advantage i can.
> > I realize windows isn't the biggest advantage, but it's a start.
> 
> My dad had a DEC PDP-11/70 in the house when I was born.  I was
> always very closely supervised, and when I started to take interest
> in the machine (as well as my Dad's McIntosh stereo system around
> the same age), my father showed me how to use everything properly. 
> It's the greatest gift he ever gave me, and I will be eternally
> grateful.
> 
> Peace...  Sridhar
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