It's not uncommon to see kids with their noses in a smartphone or tablet, swiping and tapping away on their favorite game or app. But would they be willing to swap those modern gadgets for an Apple II from the late 1970s?
The Fine Brothers, which have the popular "Kids React to ..." series on YouTube, recently asked kids ages 6-13 to react to the Apple II. Many were befuddled and had amusing questions, though one was intrigued and ready to add it to his collection of gadgets.
"It's very hipster," commented a 9-year-old named Dash when the Apple II was revealed.
Most of the 11 kids featured in the video were struck by the computer's "huge" size. "If you don't have a desk, where do you put this?" asked 11-year-old Jayka.
The kids struggled to turn it on, flipping on the monitor and waiting for some action, until the moderator informed them that the power button was on the back. They then learned about the reset button and computer commands.
Eight-year-old Brooke-Monae was especially disgusted. "This thing right here has NOTHING!" she says.
The moderator asks kids how they access the Internet on the Apple II, and one girl types in "Google," which produces the familiar "Syntax Error" response. 12-year-old Dylan knew what was up, though. "I'm pretty sure Timothy Berners-Lee didn't create it yet," he said.
"There was no Internet back then," the moderator informs the kids. "How do you look up homework?" asks Jayka.
The kids are then handed a floppy disk, which many of them mistake for a CD. Eventually, the moderator hands the kids an iPhone, and tells them they'd need at least 850 Apple II devices to equal the power of Apple's smartphone. "Technology is awesome!" one girl responds. "Pretty awesome," Dylan chimes in.
So, would the kids wants an Apple II? Dash wouldn't say no; "it's pretty cool," he says. The rest of the kids, however, will stick with their modern devices, thank you very much.
For more, check out "A Visual History of Apple's Mac" in the slideshow above.