there was also a really great game called Rocky's Boots we had on the Apple II+ that was meant to teach about electronics design. http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/831/Rockys+Boots.html -jmz On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Stephen wrote: > those are cool, they didnt have them when i was a kid... > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Alex Dean wrote: >>> On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: >>> >>>> Suggestion: Don't give her a computer.  The best form of education for >>>> any child or adult does NOT directly involve computers.  She will have >>>> computers pushed upon her soon enough, no need to rush it. >>> >>> I second that.  My 3-year-old son built a computer for himself by drawing a >>> keyboard on a donut box with crayons.  He's 'worked' on his computer many >>> times since then.  He's provided detailed explanations from him about what >>> the various buttons do. >>> >>>> >>>> If you must, to keep her off your keys, just give her an old keyboard. >>>> Let her imagination provide the rest of the computer. >>> >>> Another good idea.  Keyboards are easy to get at goodwill if you don't >>> already have a spare.  Plugging the cord into a cardboard box helps get >>> things rolling. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>  I had an electronics set when I was a kid, something like this: >> >>  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000683A4?ie=UTF8&tag=joshzeid-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000683A4 >> >>  but not exactly... thats how I learned the basics of logic which led >> to BASIC, Apple II Assembler, AP Computer Science, and a BS in >> Computer Science. >> >>  -jmz >> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.google.com/profiles/jjzeidner >> http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- http://www.google.com/profiles/jjzeidner http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss