My Ideal Kids Handheld PC runs Squeak

Thinking about it for a minute, I realized the ideal platform for a kids handheld PC. It's Squeak. Programs written in Squeak would be similar, if not better than those written in Flash. The interesting part is that the Squeak platform would not only allow kids to write their own programs, but also peek inside and see how the preloaded games work. It could even allow modification of the Squeak platform itself. Of course, you'd want a reset button to restore the preinstalled working Squeak environment.

Now, I just need to figure out what sort of hardware would be needed to do this. Existing systems that might run Squeak are a Linux or PocketPC handheld system.

01:14 PM, 21 Nov 2003 by dave bauer Permalink
categories: Technology and Education , Open Source , Learning

Squeak is great!

<b>WOW!</b> I had no idea you knew about Squeak! It really is ideal for lots of creative engineering. We have and teacher at Hoover Elementary School that's using the tutorials with k-5 students. <p> We are working on developing a parent Learn & Earn Tek program that also uses squeak in conjunction with our New Deal value added <a href="http://caltek.net/linct">distribution</a> ...I'd very much like to find time to work on it more...eventually setting up a DOS version of Squeak that will run on older computers. <p> Please let me know more about the handheld reference you make here. Thanks!

by kenneth wyrick on 11/30/03

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