[jdjlist] Re: high school computer standards ; was : two exercises ...

[U. Penski]

At least that situation forces the student to well-prepare his program or spreadsheet in mind (or on paper) and not hoping for the compiler/debugger to do the job in endless computer coding and testing sessions. (BTW: at high school we mainly had access to Commodore C 64 systems - with nearly the same processor as the Apple-2 - for about 45 minutes per week. And what did we make out of it ? 90 % of the pupils used the machines for games. Even the 2 Intel 8086 CP/M business "PCs" with their professional Pascal compiler and black/white monitor (8000 to 10000 Dollar worth each) mainly were used to play "Quix" !   to Jeff: How did you cope with all those different liquids during Chemical education within your Physics studies or with those milligrams of radioactive gases during practical studies ;-) ?   sincerely, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Fuchuan Wang To: JDJList Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:40 AM Subject: [jdjlist] Re: two exercises I am trying to solve at the momen t.... :-) . When I was in high school , at the southwest of China , a rare opportunity is that use a Apple-2 for 20 minutes in 2 weeks. When I was in high school, China, I had a rare opportunity to visit a nearby university...computer room. I saw a lot of people working on paper tapes, with glue bottles and so on.   I decided to stay away from computer and chose physics when I entered college...because I did not want to live with glues...     Jeff To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm