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To: Scott Garee who wrote (7538)	9/22/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: Ralph Bergmann	Respond to of 16960

Thank you for your response. As you pointed out the main problem would be windows, I think. The most appreciable point of such a platform would be the possibility to run the pc compatible cd's. In terms of costs, or to produce such a thing at a competible price, for such a platform the most sensible point would be the storage and the operating system I think. For the cpu you can use an older AMD version (e.g. I used a voodooI board together with a AMD K5 133; later I upgraded with a 200 MMX with no noticable difference). But I don't think it would be necessary to have an expensive storage device. (maybe a floppy disk). Memory is very cheap now and I think 32 MB for such purposes a enough. Most gamers are no hardcore gamers. Ralph

To: Scott Garee who wrote (7538)	9/22/1998 1:32:00 PM
From: Don Morris	Respond to of 16960

Scott, the gaming machine you describe for your 3 year old is available! It's called a Macintosh. I have both a Macintosh and a Wintel machine. My daughter has been using my Mac since she was 2 years old. There is a nifty program called "AT Ease" that gives you the ability to assign specific permissions and views of your system. For my daughter, I set up all her programs under here name, which she could recognize, and all she has to do is click on the game/educational program. If it's a CD-rom based game/educational program, the Mac will ask for that CD and open the tray. I just taught her the correct way to hold the CD and that was about it. The Mac's Icons match the picture on the CD-rom case, so she had no problems associating with what CD she should put in. I like the MAC because it is simple for her and my wife and pretty safe. Cannot accidentally delete folders or files very easily. Plus, I restrict their access of doing that anyway. Hope this helps!! Don