In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rick Chagouri-Brindle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>I just thought I'd share a recent QL experience with everybody! The >company I work for is very keen on promoting personal development >outside the normal boundaries at work. Think outside the box is one of >the MD's catch-phrases. > >Anyway, as IT Manager of this company, it became my turn to organise >something concerning to my field but not directly work related: so I >organised a little presentation and history tour, using my collection of >PCs as illustrations. People were able to have a go, play with them, >run programs and generally see how computers have developed over the >years. To illustrate my presentation, I used my ZX81 (the first PC I >ever owned), BBC Model B, BBC Master, Spectrum+3, Amiga 1200, Z88 and of >course the Sinclair QL. I was wonderful to see the amount of fun people >had with these older machines, and some of the younger members of the >company were really surprised at what had constituted a computer "back >then"! It's such as shame that for many youngsters today, learning ICT >(as the schools irritatingly insist on calling it) is simply learning >how to use Microsoft products . . . . 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. >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. -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
