on 8/3/05 5:37 PM, Charles Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Call me a scrooge, but I don't think young children have a sense how > valuable the thing is -- to them it's just another toy. To that end, > I'd let them use a worthless hand-me-down computer to run their > educational or game software, but touch my workhorse? Not a chance. >
I'm with you, Chas. Let the littlies have full access to the joys and wonders of computer land, but Not On My Machine!! Even if they realise the worth of the thing, just due to inexperience (or even just the plain old bad luck that can afflict us all :)) they can precipitate catastrophic computer events. If they can possibly be provided with an old hand-me-down computer, you can relax, and it's so much better for them as well : all their computer experiences can be relaxed as well, and there is no potential for them to muck something of yours up and make you angry. Cheers Sue Lehtonen -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
