What's the point? "Power on to BASIC" is running an app on an old small OS. What's wrong with running any programming environment app fullscreen on a modern computer?
It introduces a vastly larger number of elements to a new mind much more quickly.
Comparing opening Windows 10 and VS and starting a new project to turning on a computer and being presented an in-line-text IDE is to introduce degrees of complexity greater than is needed to understand or teach the fundamental concept (programming).
An interactive BASIC interpreter (or something saner, like Python) can run on a modern computer. It doesn't have to be a VS project. Anyone ready to learn to program can handle the complexity of tapping on an icon to launch an app.
Nothing wrong with it. However, I think an 8 year old seeing a 30 year old computer turn on instantly to the same thing a supposed "better computer" takes 10 minutes to boot to might surprise and teach them something.
I think your question, although sincere, is a variation of "why not give a child a 4 wheel drive suv instead of a silly old go cart?"
