|
| christkv wrote:
| Reminds me about this classic
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-sgxDGuMDU
| erkmene wrote:
| I haven't seen this before. There's also a bit (relatively)
| updated version which I prefer: https://youtu.be/8d4RtvMQp10
| Dwedit wrote:
| Gateway AnyKey keyboard with diagonal arrow keys.
| acheron wrote:
| Ha yes it is. And the two sets of function keys. I loved the
| Anykey keyboard.
| duxup wrote:
| I worked tech support for gateway way back in the day.
|
| The reset programming for the AnyKey was a very common call,
| many people didn't even know they had an AnyKey keyboard and
| would accidentally remap keys.
| CoastalCoder wrote:
| My first PC was a Gateway 2000 (in 1991). The provided Anykey
| keyboard was awesome. I loved its ability to record and
| playback macros.
| acheron wrote:
| I remember the old one but I've never seen that one. That's
| great.
| neilv wrote:
| What is the appeal of either of these?
|
| For young children, what's the developmental impact?
| electrondood wrote:
| Introducing children to the concept of computers.
|
| Keep in mind that Sesame Street basically pioneered
| children's educational programming.
| hiimshort wrote:
| It's a harmless bit. The joke (if I remember correctly) is
| that these two creatures are aliens that pop up and don't
| know what the thing in front of them is. For children (and
| adults) it is silly because, of course, we know what a
| computer is - we've seen one dozens of hundreds of times!
| Compound that confusion with a silly way of speaking to
| reaffirm that they're not from earth and it makes you giggle.
|
| As for the developmental impact, I think it's quite positive.
| Sesame Street has been and continues to be a great source of
| knowledge and useful lessons & morals for children. Adding in
| some silly situations like this helps keep them engaged and
| develop their sense of humor.
| trebligdivad wrote:
| It doesn't show the year; but assuming this was about 1980,
| home computers were only just starting to appear - many kids
| wouldn't have seen them; and you've just told taught them
| computers do what you tell them to do, and not by themselves
| and also told them what the flashing thing is. For Sesame
| street that's more than enough for a little sketch. (And that
| the computer guy fixes everything....)
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