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Originally Posted by Kaefer
My 12-year old has only used Windows machines; when he wanted to borrow my wife's iBook, it took him a whopping 30 seconds to figure out the concept. I think we're making too much of the argument that if a child uses Macs, then s/he'll be at a disadvantage later in file if s/he has to use Windows. I simply don't buy that. The concept is NOT that much different. Remember MS "borrowed" Apple's design for Windows 3.0. Before that, PC users were typing away at their DOS prompts. They certainly process things differently, but the actual user interaction is not that different.
Juan
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Fair enough Juan, but there are a lot of other tasks that people need to do on a routine basis that are quite different amongst the OS's. Creating a shortcut on the desktop, for example. Deleting a document in a printer queue. Adding a new piece of hardware to a machine. Installing software. Clearing cookies on a website. Who knows, those are just some of the ones off the top of my head. At some point and time a user is going to experience problems, whether it be a Mac or a Windows PC. At some point a user won't have immediate access to a technical support person. Troubleshooting skills are good to have, and as long as you are not a CEO I don't believe you'll always have someone waiting on you hand and foot to take care of any issues one may have.
...and I was one of the few that liked DOS
I miss the good 'ole days when only intelligent people were on the 'net....circa 1990!
Chris