&gt; Cost of the actual computer is not the problem. All of these $50, $20, $5 computers conveniently ignore that fact that you also need $150+ for a monitor<p>Chip has an answer to that.[1]  Not sure whether it is really usable enough for kids to work on, but I&#x27;d did a lot of work on my TI calculator, which didn&#x27;t even have a qwerty keyboard.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;getchip.com&#x2F;pages&#x2F;pocketchip" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;getchip.com&#x2F;pages&#x2F;pocketchip</a>