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Troy Shinbrot wrote:
> 
> 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.


> I have two things to say.  First, this is a religious issue.  Brace
> yourself for evangelical responses from both camps.  

This is soooo true!!!!!

I personally prefer Macs and that is what I have.  My kids use it all
the time.  My husband and my ex-husband both have IBM comp. the kids can
use those to.  The MAC is definately more user friendly (IMHO Windows 95
is a paltry comparison to MACs interface, but that is just evangelgal
rantings on my part), but in any event my children don't have much
trouble switching back and forth.  

There is plenty of children't software available for children, you just
have to look harder for it, since many stores don't carry it.  It is
easiest to order it.  But my son just brought home a software order form
from school that was produced by one of the book order companies.  It
was all children's software, and only two titles on the whole list were
unavailable for MAC through this company.

The most important thing is to get them comfortable with using a
computer--any computer.  So much will have changed by the time they get
into the job force it really doesn't matter what computers they learn
on, just so long as they learn that computers are our friends.
:-)

> And then buy the mac (my religious preference; YMMV).

I would have to agree :-)

Peace...
Kristin