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From: viking@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A question and an answer
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Date: 10 Mar 88 13:28:00 GMT
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/* Written 12:16 pm  Mar  7, 1988 by craig@unicus in iuvax:comp.sys.amiga */

> For high-school, keep using Logo, since its actually as powerful as Lisp,
> but introduce procedural languages like C and yes, even Pascal, since
> they may need it in University :-).

Actually, they'll need Pascal for their SAT advanced placement test in
computer science.  :-)

> (Please follow this discussion up to comp.edu, where it belongs.
> I don't think that discussion excludes elementary and high school
> education.)

OK, OK...sorry! :-) Maybe we can follow up WHY they need Pascal in
comp.edu.  I agree with a lot of what you're saying, however.  The
growth and acceptance of 'true' hypertext, can really be aided by
the availability of powerful and inexpensive workstations.  The Amiga
certainly qualifies.

Now, if we can *just* get an inexpensive device to store a gigibyte or
more of information, I can start *using* my 'electronic memex'!  Look
for those magneto/optical drives in the next few years....

Joni Backstrom               "Yah sure...we gonna have fun, you bet!"
Computer Science Department
Indiana University           ARPA: viking@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Bloomington, IN  47405       UUCP: {pyramid,ihnp4,pur-ee,rutgers}!iuvax!viking