A case for downgrading to PCs (was: WARNING: RANTING COMPUTER

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From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu Jun 17 16:24:23 2004

> I don't dispute that Acorn machines are BETTER. and certainly more fun
> But,...
> the goal at that time (before I got there) was NOT to teach real
> computing. It was to teach introductory programming in FORTRAN,
> COBOL, RPG, etc.

Compared to what's taught in the name of computing these days, that _is_
real computing...

-tony
Received on Thu Jun 17 2004 - 16:24:23 BST

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