[CJefferson]

Thanks, I shall go and have a look and see what this supports.

I have recently been convincing various family members and friends that they should buy their children a real, cheap, laptop instead of an iPad. If you can only have one machine, I think it should be one they can create their own content on, just in case they want to go that route.

I know the iPad has a few things (art programs), but it isn't a replacement for a computer. Worryingly many people seem to think it is, for children (who I would hope would be creative).

[louisgoddard]

Yeah, it certainly doesn't seem like a good idea to lock a child into such a closed environment, particularly if it's one of their earliest exposures to computers in general.