| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 65596 | 2006-01-23 22:38:00 | Turn old PIII into child's computer? | teszeract (8723) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 423724 | 2006-01-23 22:38:00 | I'm not using this old pc anymore, and I wanted to turn it into a plaything for my 3 year old. What are my options? Are there kid's OS's around or do I run something on top of XP? I just don't want him finding his way into Control Panels, switching resoltions etc. TiA |
teszeract (8723) | ||
| 423725 | 2006-01-23 22:45:00 | set up a limited user account for him | plod (107) | ||
| 423726 | 2006-01-23 23:12:00 | Linux Something like mandrake or suse which you can find on magazine cover disks. Really simple to use with loads of toys and the best thing for kiddies is that you get prompted for the administrator if you try to do anything damaging. images.google.co.nz and images.google.co.nz to have a look |
apparition (3207) | ||
| 423727 | 2006-01-23 23:20:00 | I'm thinking you need a kiosk interface for Windows 98. The little rug rat's going to be rough on the keyboard, so get one that's cheap. Fisher Price used to make special mice and keybaords for kids, but apparently no longer. Here's an article called "Is Your Child Ready for Computers?" www.fisher-price.com |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 423728 | 2006-01-24 00:18:00 | I like the kiosk interface idea. I suppose what got into my head was these mono screened kids "computers" they sell all over the place. But why go for something like that when you can have a big screen in colour. I'll take a look at the links - thanks all. | teszeract (8723) | ||
| 423729 | 2006-01-24 00:58:00 | If you do a google search, you should find some possibilities www.google.co.nz 22+-shareware |
kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 1 | |||||