random bits need new home

From: Paul E Coad <pcoad_at_wco.com>
Date: Sat May 16 01:41:27 1998

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:

> On Fri, 15 May 1998, Paul E Coad wrote:
>
> > 2.) Apple II Apple Logo. Includes box, disk, and 2 manuals ("Introduction
> > to Programming through Turtle Graphics" and "Reference Manual").
>
> Cool. Do you have the Terrapin Turtle too? (Am I misspelling the name of
> that cool turtle-robot with a pen in its butt? I can't find a single
> reference to it on the web.)
>

Unfortunately no. If I had one of those I would keep the package for
myself and get a II with which to play around with it. A quick
look through the manuals turned up only this from Chapter 3:

  This section introduces you to programming by learning to control a
  computer creature known as a turtle. The first Logo turtle was a
  robot; it looked like a big cannister and moved about on wheels.
  It was attached to a computer by a long cable and could draw lines
  on the floor, which normally was covered with paper.
  
  Our turtle, however, lives on the computer screen. It also has a pen
  and can write with it on the screen..."

--pec
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