Now Some Sense Settles In
Unfortunately, you'll have to have the Meccano shipped from the UK or find some very old stuff on eBay. As a kid, all my stuff got bent out of shape and broke during "hacking". But it was great (along with MiniBrix). Course, my vocab was somewhat different and is even today when I look for "spanners" (wrenches) and suchlike.
Gee, that's almost like the difference between Mac and MS. Cloverleaf=Ctrl, etc. PSOD=BSOD, etc. But where do "lost" files go to on a Mac? And how do you make sure all "related" files & directories are removed when you remove a program? Oh yes, don't forget your AppleCare 'cause you'll need it. I supported an iMac ('cause it was "all in one piece") which had a recall on the power supply, premature battery death meant returning the sucker to the dealer, hard-drive gave me my first "click of death" experience and was replaced 3 times with no hope of data retrieval, "SuperDrive" CDs couldn't be read on PCs and also had to be replaced, 3 keyboards, 2 mice, finally went back to corded MS stuff and continual failure to maintain connection to a PPOE connection. I'm not convinced Mac is better even if my brain still succumbs to the urge for "cool" Mac stuff after seeing an ad. The best thing Apple has ever done is find the psychology of convincing purchasers that the equipment was superior (at least until the color or shape changed in 6 months). Can't talk to Mac users about computers at all as they think PC users are idiots. Okay, fine with me. Cuts down on the drivel-time.
