On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 09:21:20PM +0000, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > David Brin wrote: > > > > My biggest example is the silent, unnoticed vanishing > > of any programming language from personal computers. > > > > I swear, I CANNOT GET A MACHINE WITH SIMPLE BASIC IN > > ORDER TO TEACH IT TO MY SON! > > > Format & Reinstall. > > My computer runs Linux _most_ of the time, except when my > kids are playing some stupid games. All three of them use Linux > whenever they want to do something serious [*], and Linux > comes with all programming languages that you wish.
Beat me to it. I second that recommendation. There is no better way to teach someone about computers and programming than to get them started with Linux. You can get BASIC if you must, but I would recommend Linux and the Python language to start learning about programming. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
