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You could edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and write your own version. Kids can't do anything like that, at all, on an iPad. They are so far removed from anything even appro
by fit2rule 9y ago
You could edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and write your own version.
Kids can't do anything like that, at all, on an iPad. They are so far removed from anything even approaching productive tools for modifying/creating new apps on the iPhone, its just not feasible.
Your argument would be fair and valid if in fact there were tools onboard to write apps for iOS .. just like there was a copy of EDIT.EXE and/or DEBUG.COM for you to play with on your old PC. But to make things equivalent, you'd have to have encrypted your old DOS disk and locked it down so it only ran one app, and there'd be no chance in hell you'd ever get anywhere even remotely close to GWBASIC.EXE ..
So, no not really equivalent. Yes, kids should be encouraged to hack their computers. No, iOS does not allow this in any way, whatsoever. The tools of production have been removed from us.. a technological class system is being enforced by imperial masters. No compiler for you!
- fooker 9y agoDid you totally miss 'Playground'? Or are you ignoring it for the purpose of making an argument?
- Boulth 9y ago> Yes, kids should be encouraged to hack their computers. No, iOS does not allow this in any way, whatsoever. The tools of production have been removed from us.. a technological class system is being enforced by imperial masters. No compiler for you! I reached the same conclusion some time ago that smartphones are basically consumer devices designed to, well, consume content, not create anything. I still remember dreaming about a portable computer that I could carry with me when I was a kid but this is not it. Of course you can install termux on Android and there are some toy interpreters but the entire platform is just designed for end users, not creators.
- matwood 9y ago> not create anything. Maybe not in a programming sense, but for image and video creation iOS (and I assume android) has some amazing editing tools.
- jsjohnst 9y agoLet’s not forget music too. There’s amazing music production apps on iOS / Android. On the programming front, I think Swift Playgrounds is fantastic for younger audiences.
- jsjohnst 9y agoI guess you don’t realize there’s many equivalents to GWBASIC.EXE on iOS? If you swap out for a different language (say Python as just one example), there’s even more options. That’s not even counting the awesome Swift Playgrounds.