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What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let's say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and (thebrainbin.org)
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What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let's say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and recondite machine from some eldritch, enigmatic, cryptic and phantasmal world ?

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Get yourself an old candy-colored iMac and install retro educational software on it. The little round mouse and keyboard work well for kid sized hands.

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Totally agree. I got into computers because my dad let me play with an old one that the family didn’t need anymore. Feeling like it was mine to mess with and “break” things, it was one of the first places I started exploring my own ideas.

An old computer also doesn’t do a lot of the modern interruptions like upgrades, ads, account signin, etc. And obviously no internet to get into dangerous places on.

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