I think it
should be a on offence to sell something as a computer if it
does not compe with a programming language and the documentation to use
said language. After all, a computer is a programamed data processor,
and if you can't prgoram it, it's =A0not a computer.
-tony (only _half_ joking)
Actually, I think you've got a good point there. If you were to
restrict the argument to the schools/educational context, I'd entirely
agree.
Notice I didn't say I'd hae any problem with other devices being sold
that were not user programmable (even if they contain microprocessors,
etc), provided they're not called computers
When I was growing up, every computer came with some way to program it, I
think. Even if that way was a lights-and-switches front panel ;-)
"ICT studies" at school now appears to mean how to send an email and
write a letter in Word. This seems like a very sick joke to me.
:-(.
I beleive that by European standards I am classed as computer-illiterate,
which seems curious at best...
-tony