[jonnathanson]

We learn what we love. Best way to get him to learn computers is to get him to love computers. You'll be setting him up for a life of social awkwardness and little success in the dating game, but you'll be doing the right thing for him. :)

I would start him on games and other "fun" stuff. Teach him to make his own games via BASIC or some equivalent thereof. If it's fun, he'll want to do it on his own. If you're just shoving it at him and it's not fun, he'll resent it and may even rebel against it.

[canadaduane]

My parents challenged my brother and me (when we were kids) by limiting our time on the computer, but only when playing games. The rule was essentially this: you can play games for an hour a day, OR you can try to make your own games on the computer for as long as you want. We were naturally engineering-minded and attracted to the magical black box that could do anything, so we took the challenge.