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Ok.....as a System Administrator I have to comment on this  *smile*
Right now...the mac is extremely easy to use. It has great hardware...the
thing that I don't like about it...is its Operating System (ya..that little
MacOS simley face) and the lac of software.

	The PC on the otherhand does apprear cryptic to some however thanks to
microsoft it has become a little easier to use, what can be harder than
pressing "START"?
	As this person stated you will be investing alot of monie in to this...I
just recently bought a high end PC (P166 64mg ram..the works) for $5,000
Now as a new user to the PC industry I wouldn't suggest such an elobrate
machine..you can easily spend 1 grand on a decent machine and then another
grand on software.
	The software titles that you would be looking for are kids
software....like "living books". I think that borderbound software does
them.

If you have more questions..you can e-mail me at: patrick_shafer@eee.org


Troy Shinbrot <shinbrot@nwu1.edu> wrote in article
<shinbrot-0410960930560001@chaos.chem-eng.nwu.edu>...
> In article <5325bbINNr91@duncan.cs.utk.edu>, digh@cs.utk.edu (Andy D.
> Digh) wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> >         I'm in the market for a computer for a five year old.
> > I'm not sure whether a Macintosh or IBM compatible would be best.
> > The Mac seems to be more user friendly for young children, but
> > yet more children's software seems to be available for the IBM.
> > I was wondering if anyone could help me out or know of a particular
> > brand that would be good.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Andy 
> 
> I have two things to say.  First, this is a religious issue.  Brace
> yourself for evangelical responses from both camps.  Second, we're
talking
> about spending several thousand dollars.  You wouldn't buy a car or
> anything else for several thousand dollars without trying it out.  Try
out
> the computers.  Sit down, spend a half hour with each and decide which
> fits your needs.  Keep the salespeople away, don't listen to anything of
> any kind under any circumstances that they say to you (you may have more
> luck at a college bookstore or, better, computer lab than another
> commercial outlet).  Just spend some time on each system doing what you
> think you'll be doing with it.
> 
> And then buy the mac (my religious preference; YMMV).
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -Troy
>