> Anyway, I was thinking, the biggest step in getting Franklin or anyone from pre-computer times to learn about computers would be to get them over any fears of it. I imagine Ben'd be a little bit afraid of this box that lights up and makes noises that he's never seen before.

I still think you're seriously underestimating your chosen historical figure. Why on earth would *any* educated person from his time, let alone Benjamin Franklin, be afraid of a box that lights up and makes noises? They had machinery in those days.