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Personally, I'd just get them an Apple II. They're still plentiful and cheap to find on eBay, and it's exactly what you're looking for. There are modern hardw
by jaysonelliot 8y ago
Personally, I'd just get them an Apple II.
They're still plentiful and cheap to find on eBay, and it's exactly what you're looking for.
There are modern hardware upgrades you can find to use CF or SD cards in place of floppies, so old media won't be an issue, as well as modern ways to connect to an LCD screen, and even Ethernet cards if you want to go online.
And of course, the Apple II is supremely open and hackable, perfect for kids who want to have access to the entire computer.
- drivers99 8y agoI second that. I just set up an Apple IIgs last weekend and was making some small Basic programs with my son. He was actually really into it, unlike in the past when he was too young. He has had some exposure to Scratch so that may have helped as well. We didn't have any way to load or save programs, so I'll have to look into the cards you mentioned.
- jaysonelliot 8y agoI have a CFFA3000 and an SDFloppy II. Both are great, but I prefer the CFFA3000 and use it regularly. CFFA3000: http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforA... SDFloppy II: http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=124 http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product... Another good option, the Floppy Emu: https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/ https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/