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From: michael@sequent.UUCP (Michael Squires)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Problems with children using Windows3
Message-ID: <46846@sequent.UUCP>
Date: 19 Nov 90 19:03:15 GMT
References: <719@retix.retix.COM>
Reply-To: michael@eng2.UUCP (Michael Squires)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
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In article <719@retix.retix.COM> garry@retix.retix.COM (Garry Star) writes:
>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.
>
>... 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!

You might get ahold of an alternate "shell" for windows (e.g. Command Post,
hDc Windows Express, Aporia, etc.) and use it to set up a restricted 
environmentment just for your sun (i.e. one that keeps him in a particular
directory, allows "paint", "sol", etc., and doesn't allow dos escapes,
formatting, etc.). It doesn't have to be fancy, just enough to keep him
within some bounds. If you want, you could keep a separate "win.ini" file
around for him to use & just copy that in when you're gonna turn the
system over to him.

			Michael Squires
			Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
			15450 SW Koll Parkway
			Beaverton, OR  97006
			(503) 578-9891
			michael@sequent.com