Well we have the same problems at school, college and university in France...
And I don't know about you all, but what I do with my son (recently 6 years old) is we are working together some computing courses. At this time we are working on ORIC with commands like : PRINT "2+3="; 2+3 SHOOT, EXPLODE or PING and so one. And he already knows how to deal properly with CLS or RUN commands. My daughter (5 years old) want to do the same when she was able to read and write. It other he have to be familiar with both the keyboard and the BASIC syntax he asking me for small listing of programs in order he typed it on ORIC. (Well it's an ATMOS as the ORIC 1 have a keyboard that is quite hard to use by childs). In a few time we will work on QL, I'm working on the restoration on his own QL. What's he true too, that is my childs sayed that QL, ORIC and Amiga computers are pretty. The PC is without this think that made these others so attractive. Finally, he prefer work on that such of old computers instead of his own PC where there is a lot of games or so but where creativity is not so easy to make in action. So I definitively agree with you when computer history should be learned at ITC or equivalent courses. Jimmy. -----Message d'origine----- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Rick Chagouri-Brindle Envoyé : dimanche 11 février 2007 23:28 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [ql-users] A QL Trip Down Memory Lane > It is ICT because it is Information Technology across the curriculum, > not just learning IT systems. > > We use applications that have a purpose, to produce work ... like > PhotoShop and PageMaker in Graphics. > > At present the software investment in programming is being put into PC > Applications. > Fair enough. Do you teach ICT then? Snap, although I am a part-time lecturer on loan from business!!! At the local college at which I teach they insist on calling it Information Communications Technology . . . hence the ICT. However, the function of ICT in a educational environment is no different from IT in a business environment . . . they are both using technology to achieve a purpose. I have no problem with software investment going into PC applications. What I find disappointing is that in many schools/colleges it is purely a Microsoft environment and that students have no concept of the history and development of ICT. That, in my view, is a real shame. Even in programming, the concentration seems to be totally on Visual Basic - with all the bad habits that gives us - without considering the huge variety of better cross-platform languages. Oh well, that's life, I guess! > >> One of the most interesting comments was how "cool" the QL looked . . . >> it seems that well-designed retro is in!!!! >> > > Yes, the industrial design for Sinclair was "cool" at the time, and > won many awards. It still remains cool. > > Indeed! _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
