appleinsider.com — Exclusive: Apple Computer is working feverishly on the design of a new Macintosh computer that the company hopes will strengthen its position in the education sector when it goes on sale later this year...
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odweaverMay 27, 2006
I thought the elementry system was poor because it was underbudgeted, too short in the day, with unmotivated teachers, poor parents, and a nanny like government.If anything the computers are provideing the most motivation for the kids to succeed. I know I wouldn't be where I am today if my elementry school didn't have a computer lab with macs running OS 7.2 or something, along with zoombinis, because that is what made me interested in computers, before that there was just nintendo, which was viewed as an appliance.
imthedarkcydeMay 27, 2006
no.... NOOOO
aplardiMay 27, 2006
More Mac Labs is always a good thing, I think I got my best work done in them.
Closed AccountMay 28, 2006
Do you really know what you're talking about? With the pace that technology changes at, your kids won't be using the same programs in the "real world" that they used in high school anyways. What schools are meant to teach are concepts. Keyboarding is the same either way, Microsoft office applications are the same either way, Teaching programming languages is concepts that transfer over to other languages, CAD can now be run on a mac within Windows. (Quite well i might add) backwards and non standard...? These machines can now do anything. They can run Linux, they can run windows, they can run OS X. In other words, the machines are capable of training a child to go into any field of employment and can run ANY application that you need them to. The only disservice that's occurred is the one you've done by not letting your children experience the possibilities."I Like swiss cheese. That's all you get Billy."
t3hxMay 28, 2006
Yeah. God no! I'm a mac fan, but the eMacs were not quite up to their apple standard...
pigphuckerMay 28, 2006
great, i'll bet it's another emac crippleware disaster
Closed AccountMay 29, 2006
Looks like Apple's trying the Mc Donalds approach :Hook 'em while they're young
tuxuserMay 31, 2006
emac was switched to every one mac not what you xaw said