Re: Accessing the Net

[Jack Friess <jfriess@wctc.net>]

Regarding schools getting rid of Apple IIs, Mitchell Spector wrote:

>     It's no different up here in Canada. I recently came across an ad
> in the local newspaper classified section, mentioning 150-200 Apple IIe
> computers for sale. I called up and soon discovered, although as no
> surprise, that a local school board had replaced their Apple II's with
> "modern" systems (PC/Mac's no doubt). The person I spoke with, a head
> administrator over several schools, insisted the Apple II's were of
> absolutely of no use to school children and teachers. He suggested they
> might be of value to a hobbyist for controlling robotic devices or
> running lights (eg, X-10 Powerhouse) or just plain spare scrap parts.
> The bottom line was, "they're just too old and obsolite to do anything
> useful".

Well, how about these ideas:

    remedial drill and practice (math, language, spelling, etc.)
    keyboarding
    entering text for projects (AppleWorks) and dropping it into
         a Mac or PC
    Internet email

>     Speaking of those Apple IIe's, I'm a little concerned over what
> will become of them.

If they are Apple IIes (enhanced), we'll take them.  Just fly them
down to us!!!


Jack Friess, Technology Consultant
STEVENS POINT AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
1408 Ellis Street
Stevens Point, WI  54481
voice: (715) 341-2445   fax: (715) 342-2001
email: jfriess@wctc.net
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