[MACEP] computing pre-history

[radams at lane.k12.or.us]

And I'm still doing a chem lab simulation and having physics kids play
"Algebra Arcade" on the 4 Apple //es and two //GSs (one of them a Woz) to
teach them how to design equations to fit observed data. I wish I could find
Algebra Arcade for Mac.

Richard Adams
Pleasant Hill


> Not a WOZ. but I do have 9mhz zip chip CPU 1 mg of ram, external 40 mg
> HD, all 4 disk drives, 386 emulator, IW II printer. I use it to print
> out one program for my design class. The kids wig out when they see me
> actually use a 5.25 disk and they hear the IW II printing. and yes I
> still have 1200 BD modem for it and the AOL 1.5 vs loaded on the hard
> drive.
> Glad I could give you a laugh!
>
> "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly
> find out how far one can go."
>
> -  T.S. Eliot
>
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>
>
>
>>>> tchase at bend.k12.or.us 03/18/05 7:32 AM >>>
> Responding to:
>  >> Is it a Woz edition? Do you have a snazzy 1200 baud modem, a pair
> of
>  >> 3.5 and
>  >> a pair of 5.25 floppy drives, a 5 MB Cider Hard Drive and an
>  >> ImageWriter II
>
> You guys are too much!  I'm embarrassed now, because my students are
> looking at me as if their English teacher has gone insane.  I started
> by
> chuckling, but by the end of the daily digest I was outright laughing.
> Now
> they all want to know what was so funny, but I just don't think they
> would
> understand.  Thanks for a laugh to begin the day.  <big grin>
>
>
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