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From: garry@retix.retix.COM (Garry Star)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,misc.kids
Subject: Problems with children using Windows3
Message-ID: <719@retix.retix.COM>
Date: 17 Nov 90 01:05:39 GMT
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Organization: Retix, Santa Monica CA
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I have a 4 year old son that uses my PC for games.  He has
learned to 'get around' in windows and play his favorite games
(minesweeper, paintbrush, and solitaire).  In general I think it's
great and am very proud of his abilities.

The problem is that he is just as happy clicking and dragging any
of the icons he sees.  I don't want to discourage his curiosity,
but I have found that windows will no longer run in enhanced mode
[yes a four year old on a 25mhz 386 ;-)].  I will probably end up
just re-installing windows but the larger concern is how to limit this
powerful environment so that he can't do any real damage (format
hard disk, erase all files, etc.).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!