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{{cquote|As a journalist i need to use multiple credible sources to make sure I am giving my readers the full story on whatever subject I cover. While not completely unbiased, Wikipedia's unique format and culture does its best to provide accurate and detailed information on nearly any topic that is often difficult to find elsewhere. Consequently, it is an invaluable tool and excellent place to start for many of the stories I cover. }} |
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{{cquote|When I was a sophmore in high school in 1980, I took an 'advanced class' in computers on a (Tandy -Radio Shack) TRS-80 in the 'new' programming language called 'BASIC'. The computers came via a state grant, had a whopping 8 megs of RAM and an 'expansion interface' that created up to 16 megs of ROM. All programs created by the students had to be 'burned' to a cassette tape (ask your parents if you don't know what a cassette is.) We usually had to 'burn' the program on at least 3 cassettes, and the cassette 'burning' sounded like a phone modem connecting to AOL. (If you don't know what a 'phone modem' or 'AOL' is, again -ask your parents...) |
{{cquote|When I was a sophmore in high school in 1980, I took an 'advanced class' in computers on a (Tandy -Radio Shack) TRS-80 in the 'new' programming language called 'BASIC'. The computers came via a state grant, had a whopping 8 megs of RAM and an 'expansion interface' that created up to 16 megs of ROM. All programs created by the students had to be 'burned' to a cassette tape (ask your parents if you don't know what a cassette is.) We usually had to 'burn' the program on at least 3 cassettes, and the cassette 'burning' sounded like a phone modem connecting to AOL. (If you don't know what a 'phone modem' or 'AOL' is, again -ask your parents...) |
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The teacher told me something that I'll never forget -because at the time, it seemed impossible. He said "Someday, everyone will have one of these (computers) in their house, and they will all be connected. When a child wants to learn about a 'lion', they will type it into the computer, and they will learn facts about lions...one of those facts about lions, like 'lions live in Africa', will make the child interested in Africa, so then they will type in 'Africa', and so on...This will be the way that your children learn when they are your age..." |
The teacher told me something that I'll never forget -because at the time, it seemed impossible. He said "Someday, everyone will have one of these (computers) in their house, and they will all be connected. When a child wants to learn about a 'lion', they will type it into the computer, and they will learn facts about lions...one of those facts about lions, like 'lions live in Africa', will make the child interested in Africa, so then they will type in 'Africa', and so on...This will be the way that your children learn when they are your age..." |
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