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Erin Coe wrote:
> 
> Andy D. Digh (digh@cs.utk.edu) 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.
> 
> For a five-year old, getting a high-powered computer is not that
> important. If you plan to use it yourself, you'll have to look into it a
> bit, but for a young kid...pretty much anything. Go for second-hand. Keep
> an eye out for people unloading old computers, because they'll usually
> offer the whole system plus software for a great price.

This is actually not true. The kid's software runs agonizingly slow on
a low power computer, and the kids get antsy waiting for the screen to
fill or the sound to start. A business user running spreadsheets and
word processing actually can use a lower powered machine than a kid's
machine.

Stay away from Apple machines. The lack of software is the over riding
concern, but the high cost of peripherals is another issue. It is doubtful
if Apple will be in business for much longer either.