Word: micros
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Philip is fascinated by technology, and they will visit the Rockwell International plant in Los Angeles, where the Queen could take a giddy ride in the shuttle flight simulator. In Cupertino, unofficial capital of Silicon Valley, they will tour the Hewlett-Packard plant and watch white-suited workers make micro chips. In San Diego, while the Queen peruses the Old Globe Theater, Philip will talk to the animals at the city's famed zoo. In order to ensure that the caged beasts growl for the Prince, their lunch that day will be postponed...
...discussing the problems of the Indonesian masses, not with condescension but with an almost abject resignation to the enormity of the suffering Guy, summoning his journalistic instincts goes to where the "story" is, he believes that the "big actors" governments politicians--will bring salvation Billy, by contrast, sees the micro approach as best For him, it is in the small piecemeal actions of even the lowliest members of society that improvement will start...
...took more than one man or one company, of course, to turn the personal computer into the engine that is powering a new communications revolution. Apple's Steve Jobs is the most famous maestro of the micro, but other personalities played key roles in bringing about the Year of the Machine...
Timex Sinclair 1000 ($99). This tiny toy is good for dipping one's toes into the micro revolution and not much more. It will play video games with boxy, black-and-white graphics and speaks only one language: BASIC. A buttonless "membrane" keyboard is well designed for learning the fundamentals of computer programming, but for written work it is a step down from the old typewriter. With 600,000 sold in 1982 alone, there is sure to be more software on the shelves soon. A more powerful model that speaks child-oriented Logo is expected out this spring...
Even among educators who worry about too much tilt to technology, there is growing agreement that a computer is a powerful motivator of a school-age child. Students with access to a micro spend more time studying and solving problems. Those who write at their keyboards compose more freely and revise their work more thoroughly. "It's not just a matter of number crunching," argues Arden Bement, a vice president of TRW. "It's a new way of thinking. The kids who don't get indoctrinated to computers by seventh grade are not going to develop...