A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages

Authors:
Alan C. Kay
Affiliations:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA
Venue:
ACM '72 Proceedings of the ACM annual conference - Volume 1
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This note speculates about the emergence of personal, portable information manipulators and their effects when used by both children and adults. Although it should be read as science fiction, current trends in miniaturization and price reduction almost guarantee that many of the notions discussed will actually happen in the near future.