Mac's can be great for kids because they are quite easy to use, they're colorful...and frankly I've always thought that the interface looked like it was built for a 6 year old girl :)
One thing to consider though Zaph, you'll be the one setting up and running the thing, you'll be the one who has to fix it when your girls come to you and say their computer's not working....so be sure you are setting up something you are farily comfortable with. No need to set yourself up for undo stress down the road. I'd lean towards a Windows machine...but then i'm biased like that. On 8/2/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to set up a computer for my daughters to use. They're 6, 4 and > 4. Mainly it's for the 6 year old. Currently, I have a 2.0Ghz > Windows machine that's sitting around unused. I was about to reload > winxp on it and go from there. Today though, I found this deal on one > of the older iMacs. I haven't owned a Mac since I had a Quadra back > in the day so I don't really know if this would be a better user > experience for my daughters or not. I've always heard how simple it > is to use a Mac, but I remember how hard it was to get the quadra to > access the internet back then. These are the specs of the machine: > > Processor: G3 333MHz w/ 512MB Cache > Monitor Size: 15" @ 1024 x 768 at 75 Hz > Memory: 64MB upgradeable to 256MB with SODIMM > CD Drive: 24x CD-ROM > Hard Disk Drive: 6GB Ultra ATA > Modem: Integrated 56K V.90 modem > Network: 10/100 Network Ethernet > Firewire: 1 Port > Ports: 2 USB, 2 MIC, 1 10/100 NIC, 56K Modem > OS: OS 8.5 > Audio: 16-bit stereo, built-in speaker & microphone > Condition: Refurbished > Warranty: 90 Days > Keyboard & Mouse: Yes > > They're selling them for $49.99 + $25 shipping. I figure I can get > kid games for it on the cheap, but if I get a wireless g usb dongle, > will this let them access nickelodeon.com and such? > > > > -- > There's snakes upon your ladder > And there's dice upon your skirt > There's lipstick on my collar > And there's sweat upon my shirt > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212253 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
