Re: Do schools still use Apple // computers?

[Jack Friess <jfriess@wctc.net>]

In response to Jason L. Asbahr's <jason@fisher.psych.uh.edu> question about how 
schools are using Apple II computers, Tom O'Neill <tdon@delphi.com> wrote:

> I have a copy of a PC magazine from a year ago (Oct 95) which put the
> percentage of 8-bit machines in the k-12 schools at just about 50%...most
> of those are/were Apple IIs...and the base number was 5.8 million machines,
> so roughly 2.9 million were 8-bit, mostly Apple IIs then.
> 
> I'm away from home and don't have it with me, but will check for the
> title and issue next time I reach home with a few minutes to spare.

I'd be interested in that article, Tom.  We're trying to get a handle on 
the number of Apple IIs out there in schools, too.  Actually, (and I 
doubt the article has this info) we're looking to find out how may 
Apple II's verses Apple II+'s verses Apple //e's verses Apple IIgs's, 
etc.  We are working on a project to get Apple IIs to send/receive 
email through a network, and want to know if we should be programming 
for the A2+, the unenhanced A2e, etc.  So any information you can dig 
up, I'd appreciate.


Jack Friess
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

BTW, if you're interested in our project you can get info about it at:

http://www.wctc.net/~spacs/projects/A2mail/A2EProj.htm
  and
http://www.wctc.net/~spacs/watfgran/proposal/watfgran.htm