They'll let you know if they're interested (Score 1)

I picked up a used, "pretty" (one of the candy-coloured ones), antique iMac on ebay for about $150. Installed Panther on it from CD. Set it up on the wireless network. My son uses it for a few games and I am glad he has access. However -- you can't push it on them and necessarily expect them to be interested. I also got him some video games and while he likes the computer and the games, he's not as into it as I would have been if they had all this shit when I was a kid! Oh and while they're little, the Internet can be okay if (a) you are around to help and (b) you just make a few bookmark buttons in the toolbar for the usual kid sites (PBSkids, etc.). I'll get net-nanny-type software pretty soon.