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Interesting interview of Alan Kay by The Books&The Computer. Here is a small excerpt:
"B&C : I had a follow-up question, based on something that you said about spending 30 years working with children. What is your perception of how kids used computers in 1972 compared with how kids today use them?
AK : It was much better back then, by far. Nobody knew what a personal computer was back then, so there were absolutely no prejudices about, say, whether this was a boy thing or a girl thing, which is a huge problem today. Nobody had ever done stupid things on a computer before, so you got a chance to see what people would do if you showed them only smart things. Now you've got millions and millions of people who think that doing even the most trivial things on a computer is a sign of computer literacy. This includes parents, teachers and the kids themselves. But most of what is done is about as worthwhile as playing an air guitar." more... [via The Book&The Computer]
5:05:20 PM Google It! 
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