How can I make a “kid's computer” today as good as an Apple II?

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MIT App Inventor

Maybe give this a shot for mobile apps: https://appinventor.mit.edu/ It uses the same puzzle pieces as scratch, but it's a little more advanced.

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There are some web implementations of Logo, e.g. * jslogo - jshttps://calormen.com/jslogo/ * Turtle Academy - https://turtleacademy.com/.

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Medium

Love this prompt! In theory Raspberry Pi could be a perfect kid's computer, but the software side still needs help to make it a useable experience for younger ones. Here's an example of a super simple app that I made trying to solve that problem for a very tiny use case: https://medium.com/@kfarr/part-1-babypi-a-simple-raspberry-pi-powered-toy-computer-for-kids-396fa323c9e1.

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p5.js

What about Processing? It runs on a lot of computers, its fun to make graphics and games. The online version is "javascript" and lets you code online and share off. And if you have a machine with a browser you can run it. https://p5js.org "The coding train" series has some tutorials, from very basic to pretty complex. https://thecodingtrain.com/beginners/p5js/.

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Snap

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