--- description: Most kids can't even figure out how to turn one on. title: VIDEO: Kids Think Old Computers Are Dumb image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # VIDEO: Kids Think Old Computers Are Dumb by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 1:45 PM CUT by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 1:45 PM CUT You’ve seen them [reacting to rotary phones](http://time.com/16120/kids-rotary-phones/ "undefined"), [the Walkman](http://time.com/61491/these-confused-kids-have-never-seen-a-walkman-before/ "undefined") and [other bits](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFineBros/search?query=kids+react "undefined") of glorious nostalgia that most of us take for granted. Well, these adorable, befuddled kids are back again, and this time [they’re gobsmacked about the enormous Apple II computer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7EpEnglgk "undefined") that’s been set in front of them. Spoiler: Most of them can’t figure out how to turn the thing on. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/118649/kids-react-old-computer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/118649/kids-react-old-computer/"},"headline":"VIDEO: Kids Think Old Computers Are Dumb","datePublished":"2014-05-27T13:45:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:19.763Z","description":"Most kids can't even figure out how to turn one on.","url":"https://time.com/118649/kids-react-old-computer/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","History","Computers","kids"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Doug Aamoth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/doug-aamoth/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/118649/kids-react-old-computer/","name":"VIDEO: Kids Think Old Computers Are Dumb"}}]}] ```