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Ask HN: Does anyone give your kid(s) retro electronics?

1 points by markus_zhang ↗ HN
Hi HN parents,

I'm wondering if any of you gives kids retro electronics, especially for the purpose of education.

E.g. give them Apple II/Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum for learning programming and a bit of computer arch.

What is the appropriate age for that (I'm thinking 6+)? Does game programming serve a good entry point? Do they get distracted by modern electronics (cellphone, consoles, etc.) quickly?

Thanks for sharing~~

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callinOutLiars
What is the need for retro?

I would think a raspberry pi would be the best way to go since it is designed to be a kids first computer. They also have a lot of resources for teaching kids.

markus_zhang
This makes sense. Thanks for the recommendation.