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From: speaker@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: My first time (working with a computer)
Message-ID: <2632@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 18-Sep-83 12:48:06 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 18 12:48:06 1983
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I owned (and still have in my basement!) an Edmund Scientific
DigiComp I!  It's amazingly usefull for teaching kids about
algorithms, computation, and binary mathematics.  The
documentation is essentially a tutorial on what computing and
computers are about.

The material was quite advanced for the age group it was targeted
for (around 6 - 8) and could probably be taught in todays high
schools.

I suppose this was my first experience with a computer.  My first
experience with a REAL computer was with the University of
Maryland's UNIVAC 1108/1106 machines.  Boy was that a baptism
of fire!
-- 
					- Speaker
					speaker@umcp-cs
					speaker.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay

This must be hell...all I can see are flames... towering flames!