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1. Interface Age 1980年10月号

Learnmg with M ー 05 By Louis E. Frenzel, 」 r. The Home Computer and Education The idea Of a true home consumer computer must be at least five years 0 旧 . The original machines like the Altair,lmsai and the SWTP 6800 were hObby computers, and about as far from the home computer as the early DEC minis. The second generation computers came close 「 tO home. These were the Radio Shack T 日 S -80 , Commodore PET, and the AppIe ル These are enormously popular, but are not really consumer computers. However, manufacturers are getting closer. The Atari 400 and 800 , Tl's 99 / 4 , Mattel's lntellivision and the new APF are approaching what many believe tO be a real home computer. Where are the buyers? But while the hardware is here, consumers are simply not buying. The 引 99 / 4 is not selling well because Of its high price, despite discounting and rebates. Atari is just ramping up production, and Mattelis still experiencing introduction delays Of its keyboard unit. Numerous tests have been made by lnteract and OhiO Sci- entific in department stores with mixed results. WhiIe such tests have not been tOtal failures, neither have they been truly successful 0 「 conclusive. Technology has made avail- able a general PlffPOSe home computer, but the public either does not fully understand 0 「 has no real need or interest in it. Why? Price is a major factor. MOSt home computers still sell in the $ 600 tO $ 1 , 500 price range—too much for the average consumer. は may a 0 be that the things one can dO with a computer are things many people don't care tO dO. Game playing is a main application. But most Of the games are pretty trivial and, after the novelty wears Off, can get pretty boring. Keeping your checkbook, Christmas card list, family budget and calendar on a computer is certainly practical. But it takes time tO accumulate, record and enter all Of the data required. The average person doesn't have the time, pa- tience or perseverence When it iS a lOt faster and easier tO jOt notes in a checkbook, and use a $ 10 pocket calculator tO d0 banking calculations. Ordinary 3X5 cards 0 「 a spiral notebook are adequate fO 「 much recordkeeping. What it bOils down tO is people still need a stronger reason tO buy a home computer. A possible opportunity Perhaps that reason is education. MOSt manufacturers Of personal computers tout the educational value 0f their machines. But the potential goes far beyond teaching people hOW tO use computers. Using computer aided instruction (CAI), all types Of education can be presented. は may be that education is the one practial application that will entice con- sumers tO buy a home system. MOSt home computer manufacturers offer educational soft- ware. But most are extremely short and trivial programs fO 「 children: basic arithmetic, spelling, subjects that most kids 38 INTERFACE AGE learn in school with little difficulty. They certainly don't need a home computer. Some programs ー have seen are even t00 simple for children. Kids don't want tO come home from school and take a learning program in math 0 「 spelling.l think the home computer manufacturers are on the wrong track with their educational software. Forget the kid stuff and get on tO developing something that adults can use. There is a mini revolution going on in education these days. Adults are going back tO schoolin droves. They are seeking all kindS Of educational materials, sources and experiences. Colleges are opening up more evening programs and continu- ing education classes. MOSt Of this renewed interest is jOb or career oriented. PeopIe want tO dO their jObs more competently, prepare for advancement, 0 「 change careers. Doctors, lawyers, pharma- CiStS and engineers work hard at continuing education tO keep up with rapidly changing technology and society. AduIt education appeals tO the generalinterest, leisure time and hObby interests Of the public.ln fact,learning has become a life-long activity, not one that just terminates at the end 0f high school 0 「 college. The home computer should be a part of this. Manufacturers or software houses should develop CAI on subjects 0f inter- est tO adults. HOW about a learning program on the stock market? What about jOb イ elated knowledge and skills such as TechnoIogy has made available a ge れ e 「 purpose home computer, but the public either does 00t fully understand 0 「 has 00 real need 0 「 interest in it. management, salesmanship, and finance? What about prac- tical subjects such as lawn care, sailing, running, probability and statistics or business letter writing? These subjects and many more could be readily taught on the home computer. げ such a series Of teaching modules were available, the home computer would become one Of the hottest products around. The so ⅳ on SO what are my recommendations for solving this problem? Someone is going tO have tO Offer adult learning programs on practical subjects Of immediate interest and value. は is as simple as that. ー do not believe the manufacturers will be the ones tO dO this. MOSt are hardware design and manufacturing ori- ented. As a result, they don't know hOW t0 develop educa- tional material. Developing learning programs requires experts, instructional designers, as well as programmers. There are some individuals and small software houses willing and capable 0f tackling edu- cational softwa 「 e. One 0 「 more will eventually emerge as major developers. These should be traditional publishers. WhY don't the big textbook and AN publishers such as McGraw-Hill Wiley, Prentice-HaII get involved? They have the author re- sources and the expertise tO draw on. They 引 SO have the dis- tribution systems tO make such programs widely available. NO doubt some kind Of relationship between a manufacturer and publisher could result in some extremely interesting adult learning programs for home computers. This type Of educa- tion is what the home computer needs tO be successful. ロ OCTOBER 1980

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L しロリ LJ 00t 9-10 Museum Computer Network A れれ u 引 Confer- ence, New York State Museum, Albany, NY, summarizing the state Of computer applications in US and Canadian museums. David Vance, Museum Computer Network, Library E -2340 , State Univ. 0f NY, Stony B 「 00k , NY 1 1794 , ( 516 ) 246-6077. 00t 14 ・ 1 6 Mini/Micro Conference and Exposition, Civic Auditorium, Brooks Hall, San Francisco, CA, technical pro- gram and product expo devoted tO small computers. Mini/ Micro Computer Expo, 32302 Camino Capistrano, Suite 202 , San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. 00t 14-17 AustraIian Technology Resources Exchange Fair, TRS ・ 80 , Victorian Government Pavilion, 日 . A. S. Show- grounds, Melbourne, Australia, exhibition/conference cover- ing energy management and alternative, renewable energy sources, innovations in production processes, microproces- sors, scientific and bO 「 atO Ⅳ instrumentation. TMAC, 680 Beach St. , Suite 428 , San Francisco, CA 94109. 00t 1 6-19 Mid ・ West Computer Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, に , end-user exhibition featuring small and medium- sized business systems, scientific, engineering computers, and microcomputers. National Computer Sh0WS, 824 BOYIS- ton St. , Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 , ( 617 ) 739-2000. 00t 30 ・ No 1 NationaI SmaII Computer Show, New York CoIiseum, New York, NY, hardware displays Of minis, micros, peripherals, business and industrial software. National Small Computer ShOWS, 1 1 0 Charlotte PI., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. NO 13-16 lnternational Computer Music Conference Queens College, Flushing, NY, concerts, workshops, panel discussions, demonstrations, exhibitions. Dr. Hubert S. Howe, J 「 . , Queens C011ege, Flushing, NY 1 1367. NO 20 ・ 23 Northeast Computer Show, Hynes Auditorium/ PrudentiaI Ctr. , Boston, MA, business systems, scientific and engineering computers, and variety Of micros. National Com- puter Shows, 824 Boylston St. , Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 , ( 617 ) 739-2000. 0e0 1 ・ 3 Computer Crime InfO Conference, CrystaI City Marriott HOteI, ArIington, VA, in-depth discussions Of SO 旧 - tions tO computer security issues for government and busi- ness executives. lnformation Exchange, 1730 N. Lynn St. Suite 400 , ArIington, VA 22209 , ( 703 ) 521-6209. Dec 4 CaIifornia Computer Shows, Hyatt-Pa10 A は 0 , Pa10 A は 0 , CA, OEM and end-user computer and peripheral prod- ucts exhibited and demonstrated. AISO held Apr 23 1981 at Hyatt and Mar 1 2 1981 at Inn-at-the-Park in Anaheim, CA. Norm De Nardi Enterprises, 95 Main St. , Los Altos, CA 94022 , ( 415 ) 941-8440. Jan 27 ・ 29 Advanced Semiconductor Equipment Expo ・ sition, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA, new products and emerging technology in semiconductor equip- ment explored in seminars and exhibits. Cartlidge & ASSOC. , 491 Macara Ave. , Suite 1 014 , Sunnyvale, CA 94086 , ( 408 ) 245-6870. Feb 24-26 Nepcon West ' 81 , Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, PCB/PWB/microelectronic materials, hard- ware, t00 , supplies, and test instruments fO 「 engineering packaging/ production specialists.ISCM, 222 W. Adams St. , Chicago, に 60606 , ( 312 ) 263-4866. 00t 4 ・ 5 Tidewater Hamfest/Computer Show/FIea Market, Virginia Beach, VA, technicalforums and exhibitions Of equipment for computer and radiO applications. Tidewater Radio Conventions, P. 0. BOX 7101 , Portsmouth, VA 23707. Oct 祚 10 lnternational Congress fO 「 Data Processing and Software Exchange, lnt'l. Congress Centre Berlin, trends in data processing, development and problems 0f modern hardware, innovative applications in systems, com- puters and industry and educationaltasks in computer age. AMK Berlin, Messedamm 22 , D -1000 Berlin 19 , W. Germany, ( 030 ) 30 38-1 . 00t 8 ・ 10 Circulation Computer Systems Symposium, Marriott HOteI, Chicago, に , selection Of hardware and soft- ware, new product SUPPOrt, mail 「 00m and distribution con- trols, customer service, subscriber/non-subscriber files, geared for current or potential users Of circulation computer systems. American Newspaper Publishers ASSOC. , BOX 17407 , Dulles lnt'l. Airport, Washington, D. C. 20041. 00t 8 ・ 22 日 ect 「 0 れ ics Tour, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong Electronics Shows, develop foreign markets, observe foreign technology and innovations, seek foreign capital and investment, develop new products and improve personal contacts with foreign counterparts. Commerce Towers lnt'l., 870 Market St. , Suite 762 , San Francisco, CA 94102 , ( 415 ) 433-3072. 別↑ 5 日↑ E5 MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS ・れイ / C 「 0C0 ′刃 pute 「 Service ・ Specia/ized Hardware 加ね 9 「 at / on ・ Hardware and SO Ⅳ a 肥 Designs ・ So Ⅳ a Deve/opment Systems / ou 「 Specifications ・ Business System Hardware fO 「 Resa/e ・ We Stock /ndustria/ Microsystems, Ⅳ 0 なわ S ら PerSci, Soroc, 「わ e / / , レéc 「 Graphic 一ト 0 一編 0 ~ 《ま 0 B ー TS N B Y T ES ColIege Business Park 679 ・・ D ” S. State College Blvd. Fullerton. CaIif. 92631 ( 714 ) 879-8386 HOURS 11 A. M. ー 6P. M. M-F Sat. ー By Appt. ・ 0 》 1 ・編 0 編コ」 00 編ト《ト物 RAN P を AV CIRCLE INQUIRY NO. 66 OCTOBER プ 980 124 INTERFACE AGE

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ADVERTISER INDEX fo lnquiry Number MANUFACTURERS A. E 」 . 1 2 Base 2 . 3 Buss c. CP Aids 4 Compuserve 5 Computronics c. 6 Cromemco . 7 Cybernetics c. Data Dynamics TechnoIogy DiabIo Digiac Corp. DigitaI Graphic Systems Discount Software Group Disks, Etc. Ecosoft Electrolab Electronic ControI Tech. Electronic SpeciaIists Electronic Systems Furniture FMG Co 「 p. Fireside Computing (Micro Gnome) GR Electronics . Graham Dorian . Hayden BOOk CO. コ nc. Home Video Heuristics I.O. TechnoIogy lndustrial Micro Systems lnformation Unltd. Software . lnmac lnnovative Software lntegrand lnterface Age Subscriptions Foreign insert between 1 6 , 1 7 lnterface Age Europe lnsert between 1 1 2-1 13 . 1 10 lnterlude lnternational Micro Systems . 27 42 Kybe 99 Leedex 旧 C 3M MT Micro Systems 39 Measurement Systems & Cont 「 0 . . 27 , 43 , 53 , 73 , 127 Micah 34 Micro Ap . 63 Micro AppIications Group 78 Microsette . 20 4 MicroTax . 5 Microtek Midwest Computer Peripherals . 35 Midwest Microtek . 33 MiniMicro ' 80 . 55 Mountain Hardware Novation . 1 1 3 Omega 47 Organic Software fo lnquiry Number Osborne 47 Personal Software 48 Radio Shack 49 Rochester Data 92 SD Systems . 50 Shugart 93 SmaII Business AppIications Sorrento VaIIey Associates Spectrum Software . 52 95 , 96 , 53 Structured Systems Group c. Supersoft 54 55 Sybex TIS Taranto & Associates 56 57 Tarbell. Ultra Violet . 59 University MicrofiIms 60 Vandata . Zemog Scientific Page LO ( 0 一 1 2 「 / ( 0 5 8 CV 7 9 6 1 ー 4 4 0 8 5 1 8 1 0 2 3 3 5 8 2 1 4 6 2 2 4 6 3 5 6 8 5 9 9 1 4 ' 5 1 8 5 4 8 3 8 3 4 8 2 4 0 0 4 9 2 0 0 3 3 5 6 2 1 【 0 4 2 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 ( 0 2 5 7 1 ( 0 u_ O 一わ CO 2 2 8 9 4 2 0 1 6 8 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 つ」 ( 0 4 LO 6 7 8 9 1 一 1 「 / 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ☆つ」☆ 2 2 OJ つ」 2 OJ 2 ☆ COMPUTER STORES/SURPLUS STORES 62 ABM Products 127 American Square Computers 63 1 1 4 64 Apparat 1 23 65 A-vidd Electronics . 1 1 6 Beta Computer Devices . 1 1 7 66 Bits n' Bytes 124 67 CMC Marketing Corp. 9 The CPU Shop 68 122 69 , 94 Computer TextiIe 126 Data Discount Center 83 70 Digital Marketing . 1 1 9 73 Futra CO. . 133 Microage (PGIlnternational) 74 . 1 1 5 Microcomputer Broker 75 Foreign insert between 1 1 2-113 76 Microcomputer Technology . 123 Micromail . . 107 77 78 Micro Management Systems 125 79 Micro Mikes,lnc. 77 80 NRI Schools 31 Netronics 1 1 8 82 Orange Micro . 83 ATV Research . 142 84 CompIete Business Services Corp 1 42 Custom Business Computers 85 . 142 86 DCC Equipment . 142 Merrimack Systems . 142 88 Pacific Exchanges . 142 89 Pan American Electronics . . 142 90 . 142 U. S. Robotics . 8 9 0 2 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 ☆ っ ) 4 5 6 冖 0 CD 7 8 0 0 1 2 *Manufacturer requests factory-direct inquiry.

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凹 0 0 0 Bringi 0 Your St せ 0 飛 0 intO t つ 21 st Ce れ t 助いク。 by Laurence A. Booker During a recentluncheon with a group Of computer teachers, the question arose Of computer literacy among high schOOI students and graduates. Most students, it was agreed, pass their high school and/or vocational school years up to their ears in math, English or trade and industry courses without a minute's exposure tO data processing. Except for a few whO tOOk one or two courses in BasiC, few graduates ever see a computer. They have no concept Of terminal entry, a CPU, DASD devices, timesharing operations, corporate data processing, the computer's effect on society 0 「 how they will modify the future. Plainly, computer education just isn't here. But it's beginning. TWO years ago when the Addison County Vocational Center started its computer concepts course, the staff had to bring 1 1 years Of industry data processing experience intO the classroom. は had little idea Of where the course was going, and only knew the bumpy route tO be taken in trying tO educate secondary schOOl kids about computers. But in the brief time the course has been running, the initial 9-week course has blossomed into a 2-section double periOd class. The center's Off and running tO instill computer literacy among its students, and prepare them for the computer jObs that abound in manufacturing, distribution and all business offices. The bulk of enrollees were business students—bookkeepers, accountants, secretaries. But 引 so a smattering Of college prep kids have enrolled. The course had tO be redesigned to fit three basic student categories: the vocational student (business or 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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ロ ATA 0 ロ YNAMICS TECHNOLOGY nas tne 加 S make easy BuiId Your Own Working R0bot The Howard W. Sams Crash Course in Microcomputers By David し Heiserman 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 13013 By Louis E. FrenzeI, J 「 . 234 pages $ 5.95 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. プ 0053 264 pages $ プ 7.50 Here are complete instructions, plans, sche- matics, logiC circuits, and wiring diagrams NOW you can stop struggling with conven- fO 「 building Buster, the mechanical pet tional theory/reference-type computer 「 ObOt. He'll serve you coffee 0 「 bring you the bOOkS. The special"crash" course iS organ- morning paper. He'II forage fO 「 his own ized intO a series Of 1 4 easy-to-learn units. 、、 fOOd ' ' and scream when he can't find it. His This unique self-taught text gives you the 'curiosity" will get him intO one plight after most fO 「 your money and is a complete, fully- another, but Buster has the capacity to get illustrated learning resource on the world Of himself out Of trouble just as easily as he microcomputers. got intO it! ・ %Th. ・ COMPUTER 0 リー Z BOOK 00 れ誂 4 厩 Sp ・龕 00 ′ How TO Profit From Your Pe 「 SO れ Computer: Professional, Business, and Home AppIications By 石 G. Lewis 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 1600 / 208 pages $ 9.65 Written for business people and computer hobbyists, this bOOk shows you hOW tO put your computer tO work fO 「 you. は describes the uses Of personal computers in common business applications, such as accounting, handling payrolls, managing inventory, sort- ing mailing lists, and many Others. Many BAS ℃ language programs are reproduced tO illustrate the techniques fO 「 putting your computer tO work fO 「 you. DATA DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY P. 0. Box 1217 , Cerritos, CA 90701 、 CA 第 E 0 す The Computer Quiz Book By DonaId D. Spencer 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. プ 9009 プ 28 pages $ 5.95 This book is written fo 「 readers whO would like tO test themselves on basic computer concepts. は may be used effectively by students, teachers, laymen, programmers, personal computer users, 0 「 anyone else in- terested in checking their knowledge Of computer concepts. 10 / 80 Name (Print) Address ・ City Please me. 0 「 de 「 # State Zip From Dits tO Bits By Herman Lukoff 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 140 プ 8 200 pages $ プ 2.95 TOTAL 0 日 DE 日 $ FoIIow along as one of the pioneer devel- ・ TAX $ opers Of the compute 「 recounts the intense SHIPPING & HANDLING $ atmosphere Of discovery and frustration that TOTAL ENCLOSED $ pervaded the back 「 00m 0f M00 「 e School at ロ Check 0 「 M. 0. ( U. S. Funds drawn on し S. bank) the University Of Pennsylvania. The text is Exp. Date Signature illustrated with numerous photographs that ・ CaIifornia residents add 6 % sales tax. Availability and prices quoted subject to change without notice. effectively recreate the atmosphere of the PIease 訓 OW six weeks fO 「 delivery. You may photocopy this page if you wish to keep yourlNTERFACE AGE intact. late 40 ' s and early 50 ' s. A glossary has been 0 「 de cannot be shipped u れ厄 ss accompanied by payment, i れ 0 ⅳ di れ 9 shipping & handling and tax where applicable. provided fO 「 the newcomer tO the world DATA DYNAM ℃ S TECHNOLOGY, A Division oflNTERFACE AGE Magazine ( 213 ) 926-9548 Of computers. OCTOBER 1980 Price Total Price 0 「 de 「 # TotaI Qt Shipping & Ha れ引 i れ 9 Charges $ 75 ea. IJ. S. , $ 1 .50 ea. F 4 上 ER に、 orelgn +XP RE 55 INTERFACE AGE 61

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INTERFACING 4 ト第ル A ゴルを 2 ーる 3 NECESSITIES FOR に COMPUTER 田 BOOK 1 The S -100 BUS Handbook B し RSKY 第物 S ・ 100 Bus Handb00k By David B リ「 s 取 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. プ 6033 280 pages $ 72.95 Computer fundamentals, basic electronics, and the parts Of the computer are covered here. は explains all the operating details Of commonly available S-100 systems. Sche- matic drawings Of 訓 the boards discussed in the manual are provided for reference. Each of the major system boards is discussed in Learning BASIC Fast complete detail as tO hOW it operates and hOW it connects intO the rest Of the system. By CIaude Derossi 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 200 211pages $ 育 .95 Provides simple, concise explanations Of computer systems, flowcharting, and the im- portant commands used in BasiC. Requires no high-level math. Readers can begin pro- gramming almost immediately. TRS-80 lnterfacing B00k ー By Jonathan 丸育栖 s 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 10058 192 pages $ 8.95 げ you have a fairly good understanding Of the commands in Level BAS ℃ , this bOOk will appeal tO you. The bOOk introduces you tO the signals available within the T 日 S -80 computer and shows you hOW they can be used tO control external devices. Computer Dictionary By Donald D. Spencer 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 19010 160 pages $ 5.95 ThiS current and comprehensive dictionary contains about 2 , 500 words, phrases, and acronyms used in connection With com- puters. The keynote Of this bOOk is clarity and precision without sacrifice Of authority. AII definitions are simple, and stand as inde- pendent units Of explanation. BASIC Programmer Primer By MitcheII Waite and MichaeI Pardee 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 10032 240 pages $ 8.95 This will serve as an invaluable t06 tO anyone whO wants tO learn BAS ℃ , the most popular computerlanguage Of tOday. Seven chapters explain the fundamentals Of BAS ℃ , program control, organization and a game program, additionalfunctions, and variations of BAS ℃ . Some Common BASIC Programs By と on POOIe and Mary Borchers 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 2 700 プ 200 pages $ 9.50 This bOOk contains program listings and documentation for 76 short programs cover- ing financial, mathematical, statistical and generalinterest applications. Every program has been tested; examples and sample p 「 0- gram runs are published with the source list- ings for each program. 60 INTERFACE AGE LEARNI NG BASIC FAST Revised Edition P 「 09 「 amm ⅲ 9 & lnterfacing the 6502 , With Experiments By Marvin し De Jong 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. プ 0059 448 pages $ プ 3.95 FilIed with information and programs, this will be useful tO anyone interested in using Peanut Butter and JeIIy Guide 6502-based microcomputer systems. tO Computers By Jerry Willis HOW tO Program Microcomputers 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. 14022 By WiIIiam Barden, 訛 225 pages $ /. 95 0 「 de 「Ⅳ 0. プ 0009 This delightful bOOk begins with a series Of 256 pages $ 8.95 case studies Of different people whO have units up and running. Readers are led through This book explains assembly language pro- the essentialinformation needed tO become gramming Of microcomputers. BasiC con- informed users Of personal computers. The cepts, including number systems and opera- bOOk iS a combination consumers guide, tions, basic computer operation, and com- tutorial and offers some thoughts on where puter codes are examined. Microcomputer architecture and operation are SO discussed. you should buy your computer. OCTOBER 7 980

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Other samples include a game which has a colorful array Of letters march on the screen tO form a jumbled word. The player has tO unscramble the letters before they with fun and eliminate the confusion march intO their correct position. a child feels when he learns tO Another game, the Face Maker, operate a computer. Hakansson, uses the computer as a creative WhO began her career With com- tOOl. The player chooses from puters at the Lawrence Hall Of various facial shapes and features Science at the University Of Cali- tO create unique characters. fornia, BerkeIey, has been working The majority Of the machines on the Sesame PIace project fO 「 have a menu Of tWO tO three pro- grams. But there are 引 SO dedicated almost tWO years. ・ felt it was important that, machines, running one program since some games access a lOt before a WhOle new generation grew up in fear and intimidation, it more files. needed hands-on experience with AII the computers are token- computers. The more ー saw children operated with the games lasting ap- use computers and interact with proximately 4 minutes. “に s a them, the more convinced ー became friendly 4 minutes," Hakansson that it was a magnificent way tO says. 'Rather than cutting you Off, the timing mechanism will check teach. Hakansson goes on tO explain and, if the playershould hit a natural that even the most patient teachers ending a few seconds after 4 place expectations upon their minutes that's fine; if he hits it students. "A student feels a IOt Of before, that's fine t00. は allows you stress and pressure When dealing tO complete the exercise. with the adult community—he The reason for the token- always feels the need tO perform operated machines Hakansson and meet up tO the teacher's claims, iS more for crowd control expectations. You take that away than anything else. "We feel that if when you 訓 OW the child t0 work people pay t0 get in they should with a computer, which deals with have an opportunity tO use the en- him on an individual basis. The com- vironment, but if we dO not have a puter—being non-judgemental tOken operation, visitors will sit in —lets a child take as long as he front Of the terminals for hours, not giving others an opportunity. needs tO answer a question. WhiIe many think Of a computer What are future plans for Sesame as a CO 旧 , complicated machine, Place? Hakansson claims they Hakansson feels that it can would like tO open more Sesame Places around the country. "The generate a very personal ex- perience, especially in programs more we expand, the more children that deal with each user on an in- are exposed tO 'technological' dividual basis. learning. Computers should be another resource in the school en- Types 0f games vironment and Sesame Place iS one step towards making the public Some games in the gallery are designed tO aid a visitor in develop- more aware. Hakansson hopes tO mass market ing hand-and-eye coordination, the software developed for Sesame another in logical strategies, or PIace next year. She wants tO in- skills in reading. Perhaps a player tegrate it with Sesame Street's would like tO try a music game or a learning concepts. 、 Then a child at creative writing exercise. For exam- home could watch Sesame Street, ple, youngsters use the computer turn off the TV, turn on the com- tO write their own Sesame Place puter and play games, drawing on mystery. げ they don't like that, they the ideas he just saw on TV. may want tO try and guess the pat- 。、 As the micro population ex- terns forming Oscar, Big Bird, plodes and becomes more afford- C00kie Monster and the rest Of the able, parents are going tO start ask- muppets. A business-oriented ing whether their children are using game ShOWS a young entrepreneur computers in schOO コ believe they operating a lemonade stand what will make choices dependent on decision-making choice he must that answer. ' ' ロ make tO stay profitable. Sesame PIace Continued from Page 15 You now order ardcle reprints 伝 om University Microfilms lnternational, in cooperationwith publishers ofthisjournal,offersahighlycon- venientArticle ReprintService. SingIearticIesorcompIete issues can now beobtained in their 0 「 iginal size(upt081/2 x 11 inches). FO 「 more information please com- plete and mail the coupon below. ARTICLE REPRINT SERVICE University MicrofiIms lnternational 90 品寸 Ue6!UO!b•N - 」 oq 」 V uuv peou qeez UUON 009 の 0 一 ~ ののを一」 d のエ型 0 モ V 一 0 32 一 S のの e もっく 、 uedwoo 、 uo 一ち = u 一 eweN ・の三一型 qe = 2 》 e 一 0 e コ 60 一 2 0 9PnlOU! eseeld ロ ・」の℃」 0 ueo 一 uo SI!EIOP lln; ew pues e の eeld 60 一 ~ の S を一」 d のエ一 0 モ V ①をち oqeelow ou 0 一の一 PlnOM 一あ山Åロ e 三ト OCTOBER 1980 7 20 INTERFACE AGE

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田 00 Get the professional color display that has BASIC/FORTRAN simplicity LOW-PRICE D, TOO Here's a colo 「 display that has everything: p 「 ofessional-level 「 esolution, enormous CO ー 0 「「 ange, easy software, NTSC conformance, and low price. Basically, this new C 「 omemco Model SDI* is a two-board interface that plugs intO any Cromemco computer. The SDI then maps compute 「 display memory content ontO a convenient CO ー 0 「 monitor tO give high-quality, high- resolution displays ( 756 H x 482 V pixels). DISPLAY MEMORY When we say the SDlresults in a high- ModeI SDI High-Resolution ( olo 「 Graphics lnterface quality professional display, we mean you Along with the SDI we also 0 幵 e 「 an can't get higher resolution than this optional fast and novel two-port memory that gives independent high-speed access system Offers in an NTSC-conforming HIGH RESOLUTION tO the computer memory. The two-port display. The SDl's high resolution gives a The 「 esolution surpasses that of a colo 「 memory stores one full display ′ permit- professional-quality display that strictly ting fast computer operation even during TV picture. meets NTSC requirements. You get 756 display. BASIC/FORTRAN programming pixels on every visible line of the NTSC Besides its high resolution and low CONTACT YOUR REP NOW standard display 0f 482 image lines. Ver- price, the new SDlIets you control with ticalline spacing is 1 pixel. The Model SDI has been used in scien- optional Cromemco software packages TO achieve the high-quality display, a tific work, engineering, business, TV, that use simple BASIC- and FORTRAN- separate output signal is produced fO 「 ( OIO 「 graphics, and other areas. lt's a like commands. each Of the three component COIO 「 s (red, good example 0f how C 「 omemco keeps Pick any of 16 colors (from a green, blue). This yields a sharpe 「 image computers in the field up to date, since it 4096- colo 「 palette) with instructions like than is possible using an NTSC-composite turns any Cromemco computer intO an DEFCLR (), R ′ G, B). 0 「 obtain a circle of video signal and COIO 「 TV set. Full image up-to-date color display computer. specifled size, location, and color with quality is readily 「 ealized with ou 「 high- The SDI has still more features that XCIRC (), y, ら c). quality RGB Monitor 0 「 any conventional you should be info 「 med about. So contact red/green/blue monitor common in TV your Cromemco 「 epresentative now and WO 「 k. see all that the SDI will do fo 「 you. U. S. Pat. No. 4121283 C 第①讎 e C ① High-resolution display with alphanumerics Ultrasonic heart cto 「 scan Management lnformation Display i n 0 0 「 p 0 「 a t 0 d 280 BERNARDO AVE. , MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040 ・ ( 415 ) 964-7400 Tomorrow's computers tOday CIRCLE INQUIRY NO. 7 INTERFACE AGE プ OCTOBER 1980

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