PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF COMPUTERS Computers are: FUN EXCITING EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINING ______________________________________________________________________________ ~ PAST ~ "Using Technology in the Classroom" taught me about the history of computers. ... The next wave of computers to come around was the first generation of computers. ... The next wave of computers was the Second Generation of Computers. ... The next wave of computers was the Third Generation of Computers. ... The next wave of computers is the Fourth Generatio...

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My new computer was here. Well, the parts for my new computer were here, anyway. ... I remember seeing a TRS-80 computer at Radio Shack. ... The Apple was the first computer on which I learned to program. ... My fascination with computers and technology is still there, along with a certain degree of personal satisfaction when you build a computer from scratch. ...

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The world is computer-intensive, and our children cannot compete if they are not fluent with computers according to some computer technology salesmen. ... While we will all be using computers for a long time to come, this does not justify bringing computers into the lower grades. ... Computers can do the teaching, too. ... The only past they cover, besides normal history subjects, is what problems have occurred and how they were fixed, so if a past problem comes up the students should be able to understand it and help to fix it. ... Do computers improve student performance? ...

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IMHO, computer-related issues that involve an ethical dilemma are worthy of discussion among laymen and computer specialists alike. Particularly such discussions among computer-related specialists should be pursued because computer applications are almost ubiquitous in our urban lives (and will continue to pervade our environment, even as part of our clothes, and our very bodies.) So yeah ethics should be important for computer specialists, students and teachers. ... We don't want to see this happen in the field of computer science and its applications. ... These idea...

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