Programming language for children

[Ugly Sean]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reilly" <sfreilly at roadrunner.com>
To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
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Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 22:43
Subject: Re: Programming language for children


> Ugly Sean wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Aart Koelewijn" <aart at mtack.xs4all.nl>
> > To: <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 15:27
> > Subject: Re: Programming language for children
> >
> >
> >> My oldest son was about 14 when we bought our first computer, a
Commodore
> > 64.
> >
> > A COMMIE!
> > ROFLMAO!
> >
> > That's a hoot.  How stupid.
> > But fashionable at the time I suppose and I guess that makes it okay.
> > I cook with it, create with it,
> > Telecommunicate with it......
> > LOL!
> > There's a creepy ad they had at the time (Google it and you will find
it) of
> > William Shatner peddling a Vic-20 as well.
> > Poor guy. No wonder he took up singing.
> > The demented soul must have spent too long in space.
> >
> >
> ah, 64's were cool in the day.... i had one up until a couple years ago.
> sold it at our annual yard sale along with a hacked shack color computer
> for 50 bucks, package deal..... collecting dust for *way* too long lol.

There's a store in town that sells some weird relics including a
ColecoVision and an Intellivision (plus many cartridges).  None of the
fabled keyboard attachments though. We're not THAT special.
Sometimes I think of buying one of these things. No money though :-( but it
might be interesting. Even if only to have some of my favourite games.
Donkey Kong and Burger Time in decent versions.
Maybe not a good enough reason.