On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:26, Ross Drummond wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:59, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > I watch my children using a win98 machine at home. Eventually, they > > > have the idea, but it took a while. > > > > Computers are complex machines - use the number of features as an index. > > You will need to put some learning into it. They're also not made for 5 > > year olds, although the odd bit of "childrens' entertainment" speaks for > > the machine's flexibility (= complexity). If you wanted a machine best > > matched for the 5yo, it would have a touchscreen and neither keyboard > > nor mouse. > > > > Volker > > Childrens small hands have difficulty moving the mouse around and reaching > over the top of the mouse to click on the buttons. > > My solution has been to provide them with a travellers mouse usually sold > as an accessory to road warriors for use with their laptops. > > An example here; > > http://www.computerfuture.co.nz/productInfo2.asp?pcode=RAT010 > > My 4 year old niece has no difficulty using this type of mouse. > > Cheers Ross Drummond > > PS. 'My little pony' must be heartily sick of all the hay dragged and > dropped into her virtual stable by now. Just the age for stickers. http://users.powernet.co.uk/kienzle/stickers/
Great for kids of that age. it's in gentoo portage as well. -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
