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Miller, Michael J. – Popular Computing, 1984
Description of the Macintosh personal, educational, and business computer produced by Apple covers cost; physical characteristics including display devices, circuit boards, and built-in features; company-produced software; third-party produced software; memory and storage capacity; word-processing features; and graphics capabilities. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Costs, Design
Miller, Michael J.; Maremaa, Thomas – Popular Computing, 1984
Surveys the choices available in new 16-bit microcomputers which run the MS-DOS operating system and which are IBM compatible. The 18 microcomputers reviewed are divided into the categories of compatibles offering additional features, low-cost compatibles, sleeker and faster compatibles, and coprocessor boards that yield compatibility. (MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Costs
Peer reviewedNiblock, John S. – AEDS Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Braun, Ludwig – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1981
This discussion of the impact of computers on education focuses on microcomputer developments since 1975, the advantages of microcomputers over other computers, some innovative computer based activities in the United States, and the principal inhibitors to effective use of computers in schools. Four references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Costs
Mason, Margie; Mason, Bruce – Electronic Learning, 1984
Describes the graphics tablet, a microcomputer peripheral device used to develop graphics, together with its uses and specific classroom applications. Six currently available graphics tablets are discussed, and ten points to consider before purchasing one are provided. (MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Costs
Post, Dudley L., Ed. – 1970
Written to answer the questions a teacher or administrator may have about the instructional use of computers, this book is particularly concerned with those applications of the computer in which the high school student, not a teacher or a member of the administrative staff, is "in the loop," or interacting with the computer. Acquisition…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Clubs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Bird, Pristen; And Others – Electronic Learning, 1984
Discusses factors that should be considered before purchasing a computer, given the objectives of computer literacy; considering programing in Pascal or Logo, computer-assisted instruction, teaching practical applications, art and music, special education, telecommunications, administration, and library management. A chart showing prices and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy
Download full textMitre Corp., McLean, VA. – 1974
The MITRE Corporation is disseminating computer-assisted instruction (CAI) through a demonstration program funded by the National Science Foundation. The goal is to show that CAI can provide improved, cost-effective instruction in community colleges. Significant products include: two demonstration systems, each with 128 student terminals; four…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs
