Re: [NTLK] macworld '03 redux

From: Glen Warner (gdwarner_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 02:57:01 EST


Pedro Hobbyfrazoo <pjfraser_at_mac.com> wrote:

(*snip*)
 
> But the greatest thing was taking my older daughter, who is 7, to
her
> first macworld. We sat and watched a demo of the new browser,
Safari.
> After a while I whispered to her "if this is too complicated, we can
go
> look at something else" to which she responded "SHHHHHHHH!"

Classic --! Might be time to introduce your daughter to an eMate and
nHTML ....

> I took her up to one of the Apple blackshirts, and introduced him to
> her as one of the people who actually makes Macs for us. She looked
up
> at him as if he was a rockstar. And when we asked what he does, and
he
> said Quicktime and whipped out a cool japanese cellphone and demo'd
> streaming quicktime on its brilliant screen, she was convinced that
he
> was one.

I don't think I have my nephews quite to that point yet; they just
love to play games -- but you've got to start somewhere.

> - Peter

--gdw

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