On 05/07/2006 09:32 PM, * Anders Karlsson spake thusly:
> On Sun, 2006-05-07 at 18:12 -0700, Scott wrote:
>> On 05/02/2006 09:00 PM, * Anders Karlsson spake thusly:
>> [snip]
>>> When someone is five years old, they don't choose an OS, they use what
>>> is put in front of them. My daughter, which I have not had influence
>>> over, is using Windows as that is what was put in front of her by her
>>> mother. My son, when the time comes, will learn Unix and Linux. As he
>>> isn't even two, his interest in computers is limited to bashing the
>>> living daylights out of the keyboard at the moment.
>>
>> They'll be pretty well-rounded then (or confused) when they get to
>> school and go to computer lab and learn how to use Windows or a Mac.
>
> That depends. Some schools have pretty skilled staff where
> they run a mixed environment, and yet other schools have
> decided against using Microsoft completely. Also, a lot can
> happen in ten years. :)
My ex-girlfriend's son started computer lab in Kindergarten. They sent
him and other kids twice a week to a classroom where the computers
(eMacs) were, hence my remarks. :-)
Oh and his regular teacher was in her 60's and barely knew squat about
computers.
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Scott
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