Best distribution for an infant :)

[Joshua Zeidner]

  no... try an abacus.   :)

  -jmz

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Alex Dean <alex at crackpot.org> 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 <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> those are cool, they didnt have them when i was a kid...
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Alex Dean <alex at crackpot.org> 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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/