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▲ trollbridge 6 hours ago

Get kids an old computer. They prefer something big they can see, with switches that make a resounding clunk, and drives that make clanking noises.

To a kid, playing games from the 1980s off a floppy disk is not a significantly difficult experience than using the very latest technology, but I suspect the former is far better for their developing brains.

Meanwhile, you can get them to learn how to type on the keyboard and learn the basics of needing to type in commands to make the computer do something, which is a lifelong skill - tapping icons on a tablet is not.

▲johndhi 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Cool idea. Where would I get one?

▲trollbridge 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In this case I gave them a COMPAQ Portable III I rescued from my father-in-law's computer repair shop.

▲raddan 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just a start.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=dell+pentium+ii+mid+tow...

▲gmerc 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

myroom.isfine.org on a pinch. I tried to make everything as authentically annoying as it was, having to rewind tapes shapes character

▲fmxexpress 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Look up the Pocket 386.

▲deadbabe 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't give kids a computer, give them a camera. A real one.

▲SoftTalker 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A toddler needs manipulative toys to develop patience and motor control. Blocks to stack, puzzles to fit together, balls to throw and catch, books with pages to turn. Nothing electronic at all.

▲hunter-gatherer 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Hard agree. And a lot of unstructured play. Actually, that should all last well into their pre-teens IMO.

▲trollbridge 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I did that and now they want me to buy film for it, which costs a small fortune. And would be even harder to find someone to develop.

▲selcuka an hour ago | parent [-]

Why does it have to be a film camera? A "real" camera can still be a digital one.

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