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From: cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Understanding computers and programming(WAS: Re: proofs in schools)
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Date: 24 Jul 90 14:55:23 GMT
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This little article by H. de Bruijn appeared in sci.math.  I consider it
apropos to our discussion on both hardware and software.

In article <1630@dutrun.UUCP>, rctthdb@dutrun.UUCP (H. de Bruijn) writes:
> In article <1198@s8.Morgan.COM> Andrew P. Mullhaupt writes:
 
> > The right kind of computer science ... is one which helps understand
> > how computers work, as well as how to make them work.
 
> I did'nt really know how computers work until I started poking RCA 1802
> bytes directly in memory. Very fun!
> What's wrong with teaching such a thing in our schools?
-- 
Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907
Phone: (317)494-6054
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