Comment on Meet the Family That Shuns Technologies Introduced After 1986parentComments−indrax13yHaving an Apple ][ for a year would probably be far more educational than an ipad.−glhaynes13yAbout electronics and low-level software, probably so. About nearly any other topic, almost surely not.−greenyoda13yThey don't even have to go back to the Apple II: the first Macintosh was released in 1984.−kunai13yThe Mac is/was a competitor to the PC; it's a general purpose computing device. The Apple II was designed to be a hackable computer for hackers while also being terrifically capable as a GP machine.
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Having an Apple ][ for a year would probably be far more educational than an ipad.
About electronics and low-level software, probably so. About nearly any other topic, almost surely not.
They don't even have to go back to the Apple II: the first Macintosh was released in 1984.
The Mac is/was a competitor to the PC; it's a general purpose computing device. The Apple II was designed to be a hackable computer for hackers while also being terrifically capable as a GP machine.