[MLUG] good intro to programming for a teenager?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

My son is 13 years old.  He is very interested in computers right now 
(thanks to those of you who gave us some tips on what to by for gaming - 
we put together a killer machine, I thought, for $600).  It was a great 
experience for us to work together assembling the computer and installing 
software.  He is interested in learning all sorts of things about 
computers and he just told me that he wants to learn to program.  Many of 
you guys are excellent programmers and would probably have ideas about 
good ways for a kid to get started.  What do you recommend?  (Language? 
Books? Things to try to program?)

Here are a few more facts:  We installed only Win XP x64 on his computer, 
but he is interested in Linux, so we'll probably install that later in a 
dual boot configuration.  I can work with him on programming stuff, but 
most of it would be by e-mail and phone because he usually sees me every 
other weekend.

Mike

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