Re: Linux for Kids
John Goerzen <[email protected]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:43:48 -0600
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------N5JZIKAU2AWU3QF65ADLJDUF8G3KRN Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi Jens, I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I've actually written quite a = bit on this sort oof topic. You can find some other ideas here: http://ch= angelog.complete.org/archives/category/technology/children-computing I'd e= njoy hearing what you wind up doing. -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse = my brevity. Jens <[email protected]> wrote: >Today I saw this article on= >Lifehacker<http://lifehacker.com/5974087/i-raised-my-kids-on-the-command-= lineand-they-love-it>, > >written by John Goerzen. I was surprised to see = that he is a local. >The >article inspired me to try something with my 2 = and 3 year olds. I have > >tried helping them use a Windows system with a = mouse, but they just >can't >get the hang of it. They always want to type= , so I'm thinking a Linux >install without a GUI might be worth trying. I = have a couple old >laptops >that I think can be repurposed for the kids. >= >Anyone have any suggestions as to what to try with them? ------N5JZIKAU2AWU3QF65ADLJDUF8G3KRN Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head/><body><html><head></head><body>Hi Jens,<br> <br> I'm glad = you enjoyed the article. I've actually written quite a bit on this sor= t oof topic. You can find some other ideas here:<br> <br> <a href=3D"http:= //changelog.complete.org/archives/category/technology/children-computing">h= ttp://changelog.complete.org/archives/category/technology/children-computin= g</a><br> <br> I'd enjoy hearing what you wind up doing.<br> -- <br> Se= nt from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot= e">Jens <[email protected]> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 20= 4); padding-left: 1ex;"> Today I saw <a href=3D"http://lifehacker.com/59740= 87/i-raised-my-kids-on-the-command-lineand-they-love-it">this article on Li= fehacker</a>, written by John Goerzen. I was surprised to see that he= is a local. The article inspired me to try something with my 2 and 3= year olds. I have tried helping them use a Windows system with a mou= se, but they just can't get the hang of it. They always want to type,= so I'm thinking a Linux install without a GUI might be worth trying. = I have a couple old laptops that I think can be repurposed for the kids.<di= v><br /></div><div>Anyone have any suggestions as to what to try with them?= </div></blockquote></div></body></html></body></html> ------N5JZIKAU2AWU3QF65ADLJDUF8G3KRN--