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Re: generation gap

Posted By: Kelly, on host 209.30.192.74
Date: Monday, June 21, 2004, at 18:08:54
In Reply To: Re: generation gap posted by commie_bat on Monday, June 21, 2004, at 10:56:37:

> > Now children are pampered with high-technology computers that they only ever use for playing games or chatting on the net. They wouldn't know a programming language if it bit them.
>
> In some cases it's even worse than that. Some years back I read a feature in our local paper about how parents are encouraging their kids to become computer-savvy. One mother said that she wanted her son to learn how to use a computer - so she bought him a Nintendo.
>
> I wonder how much programming the kid can do.
>
> ^v^:)^v^
> F"the worst BASIC could ever do was POKE you"B

And what exactly does knowing how to program have to do with being computer-savvy?

Kel"programmers and their ivory towers ;)"ly

Replies To This Message

Re: generation gap - Crystal109 - Mon, 6/21/2004, 22:08:36
- Re: generation gap - Don the Monkeyman - Tue, 6/22/2004, 07:57:24
  - Re: generation gap - Stephen - Wed, 6/23/2004, 22:25:08
    - Re: generation gap - Beasty - Thu, 6/24/2004, 10:34:51
  - Re: generation gap - commie_bat - Tue, 6/22/2004, 09:41:54
    - Re: generation gap - Howard - Tue, 6/22/2004, 17:56:43
      - Re: generation gap - commie_bat - Wed, 6/23/2004, 06:31:48
- Re: generation gap - commie_bat - Tue, 6/22/2004, 06:04:47

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