Computers for children

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Max Eskin wrote: Actually, a relatively state of the art system of 1988, and therefore within the charter of the list :-) I stand guilty as charged of describing a general purpose learning tool, rather than a system specifically for learning about computers. (BTW, I did NOT mention or suggest ANY sound capability). As expected, many were put off at the concept of learning BASIC on a PC clone. Is there any reason that the kid should be limited to only ONE computer?? Provide a "general purpose learning tool" with easy access to word processing and similar tools, and easy access to reference materials and online information resources; AND, IN ADDITION, a more minimal machine for studying the computer itself. (maybe one of those ZX81 kits? And some bulbs to connect in series and parallel. Surely an 8 year old should be ready to solder!) -- Fred Cisin cisin(a)xenosoft.com XenoSoft http://www.xenosoft.com 2210 Sixth St. (510) 644-9366 Berkeley, CA 94710-2219