no... try an abacus. :) -jmz On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Alex Dean wrote: > You're not suggesting that for a 1-year-old, are you? > > On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >>  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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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