Straight from university with a BSc Maths, learning on the job programming a fixed-point division function, I think. An obscure 2k 'words', word length 18bit, computer in an experimental radar system. Programming in assembler. However this was 1965.
From the header "Is there more balanced coverage of used computer exports". Typically, the UK Mail does not do balanced. It manages to put a negative slant on an awful lot of stories - many of which, by other pens, might be perceived as good news.
Some background might be useful. Logo was devised by Semour Papert et al at MIT in the 1960's with, to my recollection, the idea that immersing young children in a mathematical world could have them acquire mathematical understanding in much the same way that children immersed in a language world in a foreign country acquire a new language. (I haven't explained that very well -sorry). The 'turtle' is an essential component. For very young children it was presented as a programmable robotic device that would move around and, using a pen that could be raised and lowered, would draw shapes when correctly programmed. Children could then move on to the more abstract environment presented by screen and keyboard to explore concepts further.
Logo itself is a sophisticated list-processing language - as others have pointed out - employing advanced concepts particularly recursion. It is still extensively used those interested might like to look at netlog-users@yahoogroups.com.
Logo is still used in schools in the UK from the age of 5 years. It has been further developed as language for introducing modelling and control to children from the age of 7.
One reason why the iPod is now so difficult to catch up with might be the available accessories. If you walk into a store looking for a new or replacement player and see the shelves of add-ons made for the iPod with connectors that only fit iPods and you look around to find what's available for the alternative you were thinking of buying it must affect the decision process.
Warning pedant at work.
Chad goes back much earlier than you state. A casual web search suggests the term was in use in the early days of punched cards More convincingly a Penguin " Dictionary of Electronics", published in 1966, makes reference to chad. Even more convincingly I remember its use with respect to punched paper tape.
In the late 60's a friend came up with a comment that has lived with me since (on an assembler code electronics equipment simulator)
" Don't touch the r-register"
We worked hard to fit the stuff in the available 8k or so words (18 bits?) in those days.
Re:USA more free than UK? Er..
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· Score: 2, Interesting
So much of the national press in the UK is owned by non-uk, non-european nationals who impose their own political stance and prejudices on their editors that it is not surprising that it does not score as well as others.
http://www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk/MUHome/cshtml/me dia/mediaown.html suggests that Rupert Murdoch, through News International, controls 37% of daily newspaper sales and 39% of Sunday sales.
Even where uk companies own newspapers their proprietors have traditionally exercised a strong influence on their editors, The 'newspaper barons' Rothermere, Northgate et al and more recently Conrad Black, a Canadian turned Briton in order to accept a peerage, all saw to it that their editors took a particular line - as of course, is their right. I guess it depends on your definition of 'press freedom'.
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Straight from university with a BSc Maths, learning on the job programming a fixed-point division function, I think. An obscure 2k 'words', word length 18bit, computer in an experimental radar system. Programming in assembler. However this was 1965.
And we were happy!!
You were lucky!! I know it's a bit late but somebody moderate immediate parent up - funny - immediately
From the header "Is there more balanced coverage of used computer exports". Typically, the UK Mail does not do balanced. It manages to put a negative slant on an awful lot of stories - many of which, by other pens, might be perceived as good news.
Some background might be useful. Logo was devised by Semour Papert et al at MIT in the 1960's with, to my recollection, the idea that immersing young children in a mathematical world could have them acquire mathematical understanding in much the same way that children immersed in a language world in a foreign country acquire a new language. (I haven't explained that very well -sorry). The 'turtle' is an essential component. For very young children it was presented as a programmable robotic device that would move around and, using a pen that could be raised and lowered, would draw shapes when correctly programmed. Children could then move on to the more abstract environment presented by screen and keyboard to explore concepts further.
Logo itself is a sophisticated list-processing language - as others have pointed out - employing advanced concepts particularly recursion. It is still extensively used those interested might like to look at netlog-users@yahoogroups.com.
Logo is still used in schools in the UK from the age of 5 years. It has been further developed as language for introducing modelling and control to children from the age of 7.
One reason why the iPod is now so difficult to catch up with might be the available accessories. If you walk into a store looking for a new or replacement player and see the shelves of add-ons made for the iPod with connectors that only fit iPods and you look around to find what's available for the alternative you were thinking of buying it must affect the decision process.
Some of these comments suggest that urgent humor transplants are needed.
Warning pedant at work. Chad goes back much earlier than you state. A casual web search suggests the term was in use in the early days of punched cards More convincingly a Penguin " Dictionary of Electronics", published in 1966, makes reference to chad. Even more convincingly I remember its use with respect to punched paper tape.
In the late 60's a friend came up with a comment that has lived with me since (on an assembler code electronics equipment simulator) " Don't touch the r-register" We worked hard to fit the stuff in the available 8k or so words (18 bits?) in those days.
So much of the national press in the UK is owned by non-uk, non-european nationals who impose their own political stance and prejudices on their editors that it is not surprising that it does not score as well as others. http://www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk/MUHome/cshtml/me dia/mediaown.html suggests that Rupert Murdoch, through News International, controls 37% of daily newspaper sales and 39% of Sunday sales.
Even where uk companies own newspapers their proprietors have traditionally exercised a strong influence on their editors, The 'newspaper barons' Rothermere, Northgate et al and more recently Conrad Black, a Canadian turned Briton in order to accept a peerage, all saw to it that their editors took a particular line - as of course, is their right. I guess it depends on your definition of 'press freedom'.