Install fest interest generation
Tom Achtenberg
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:01:32 -0700
Naw, I'm not a YouPer
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From: tickticker [mailto:tickticker@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:27 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Install fest interest generation
was that state of the art U.P. technology? :-)
anthony
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From: "Tom Achtenberg" <toma@fh.org>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: Install fest interest generation
> When I was in high school in Michigan, we learned how to compute with
slide rules. (I still have one too)
>
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> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 11:06 AM
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>
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> i learned assembly and pascal in HS in michigan.....
>
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> From: "Michelle Lowman" <mlowman@firstlinux.net>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Install fest interest generation
>
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> > Many of my Linux students are school tech coordinators (they're all in
KS,
> tho). I'll keep this in mind and see if I can contact some local tech
> coordinators and MS/HS computer teachers. (BTW, we learned BASIC and
PASCAL
> in HS in Beloit, KS; now they learn Word and Excel -- bummer.)
> >
> > Michelle Lowman
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:25:22 -0700 (MST)
> > Tom Emerson <tom@technicaljanitors.com> wrote:
> >
> > > High Schools and the Junior/Middle Schools too. Be nice to spark an
> > > interest at the Middle School level.
> > >
> > > Reaching back in memory, middle school, we had access to the County's
> > > PDP11 via a decwriter & acoustic coupler. We were Gods! (Then high
> > > school, and punch cards, what a let-down.) My son's computer
education
> > > isn't too bad, but is limited to very basic office app's (M$). Next
> > > upgrade of hardware, dude's getting a Suse (current box is a souped up
> > > '486 with w'95, I dread attempting a modern X on it and it's 14"
> > > monitor).
> > >
> > > Anyway, back from memory lane, geeks & engineers are born, not made,
> > > there _will_ be an interest at the middle school level.
> > >
> > > - tom e.
> > > ----------
> > >
> > > On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, tickticker wrote:
> > >
> > > How about advertising the Installfest in the local school systems?
The
> > > local high schools are probably full of the curious. And students
like
> > > free:-)
> > >
> > > It wouldn't take much get the message out to the schools, perhaps
> posting it
> > > in the computer labs. then again, IANAE (I am not an educator) but
some
> on
> > > this list are.
> > >
> > > anthony
> > >
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