13 Mar
2013
13 Mar
'13
12:32 p.m.
I have a question that concerns vintage/classic computing intersecting
the education world: Can anyone tell me what was the first
microcomputer used in an education setting for teaching purposes?
Thanks.
Murray :)
14 Mar
14 Mar
3:56 a.m.
On 2013 Mar 13, at 9:32 AM, Murray McCullough wrote:
I have a question that concerns vintage/classic
computing intersecting
the education world: Can anyone tell me what was the first
microcomputer used in an education setting for teaching purposes?
The HP 9830 just being discussed might be one for your consideration,
depending on how you want to classify a microcomputer. It's a
desktop, 'personal' computer with built-in BASIC but the CPU is
implemented in TTL, not a single-chip microprocessor. Introduced
1972, encountered by personal experience in computer/programming
course high school 1976.
4 a.m.
On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Murray McCullough
<c.murray.mccullough at gmail.com> wrote:
I have a question that concerns vintage/classic
computing intersecting
the education world: Can anyone tell me what was the first
microcomputer used in an education setting for teaching purposes?
Define micro...
In the early days the (mid 1960's) colleges and schools were building
their own computers as
was discussed on this list a few months ago.
for mini sized
1940's 1950'
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/about/history/
Dave Caroline
10:04 a.m.
Murray wrote:
I have a question that concerns vintage/classic computing intersecting
the
education world: Can anyone tell me what was the first
microcomputer
used
in an education setting for teaching purposes?
That's a tough one, defining the "first".
All I know is that at our High School, the school purchased an IMSAI
8080 computer kit in spring of '76 or so, and the advanced computer
class built it. Once it was up and running, we did a lot of educational
programming on it. We had a blast putting it together, and amazingly,
it ran the first time we powered it up. We added an OAE "fast" optical
paper tape reader, some more RAM, and a serial interface we hooked up
to a Teletype. I wrote a simple operating system for it that allowed
program development and debugging.
My understanding that the first widely-used microcomputer in schools
with the Apple II.
Rick Bensene
10:30 a.m.
I have what i beleive are school txts for the kim-1 but that wont be the earliest. My
point though is yes they would be teaching with processor trainers and kits too.
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I have a question that concerns vintage/classic computing intersecting
the education world: Can anyone tell me what was the first
microcomputer used in an education setting for teaching purposes?
Thanks.
Murray :)
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