I have done so, and yes probably suitable for a bright 7 year old. Miles
is 8 and copes with the basic programming concepts from the windows
based software, which is very goooey.

bear in mind that on linux the child wll be programming in a c-like
language, or forth, or something similar. They are ok, but the windows
based software that is more "graphical" may be a more gentle
introduction.

get the full mindstorms kit if you can afford it. The lesser kits
(spybotics, "dark side developer kit" etc) have lesser "bricks", less
features etc.

With the full mindstorms rcx there are also more programing alternatives.




On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:39:09 +1200
Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is anybody's children using Lego mindstorms with Linux?
> 
> Would it be appropriate for a bright 7 year old? I'm thinking that it 
> would be a good introduction to programming.
> 
> Cheers,
> Carl.

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