Monday, June 07, 2004

Jan 1975 - Photospread
Murdock School, Cupertino
West Schoo, HIllsborough
Sacred Heart High School, Menlo Park
male teacher helps with machines
female teacher sits around with them



the previous issue whatever it is
spread of younger kids 5-8 year olds
first page top, line graphic and the photo it represents of girl poking at the computer
3 girls, 6 boys pictured
teacher sitting on ground, talking to kids, smiling at them is a woman

Fantasy of future forms
"Last issue visited Cybernetic Theatre, one of the storefront which make up the complex of neighborhood Centers. This month, step back and look at the entire complex of offices, classrooms, theatre, workshops, art studios...which could be anywhere there are people interested in making it happen"

"and the nighborhood is finally waking up. Somoen with a megaphone climbs a chair: "All right, it's 7:30 -- we'll be opening in half an hour. Volunteers are still needed to man, oh, people the information booth from 1 till 2 and 3 till clsoing time, 5. If you haven't signed up for chores, see me or Albert and we'll give you info duty."
Shirley's megaphone drones on. An early morning couple is leaning out of their doorway, laughing secretly
Biff the jester "tanalizes children, passes out literature, and brings the neighborhood awake this beautiful saturday morning" Shirley finishes teh details.
Man is setting up Laser Light Show
breakfast is yogurt and granola, and a pot of jasmine. Jim is having baklava and some mexican coffee.
frisbees are being thrown around and somoene runs off and comes back Shirley, who "quietly but sternly" talks to teh crowd.
males play frisbee, men as rockers, men as coffee drinkers

Pac Scarvie - Art info sources 2 page spread
"many times I am frustrated by financial and/or technical limitations on my ideas for environments (<3 sigh) so...I have decided to use this space to share them with you conceptually"

Tom Swift Terminal
suited white man looks at plans, looks pleased, has a ? over his head
"Don't bother Suzie; she's playing with ehr computer." nobody else is playing with computer in this story. only gendered use is female.

Home Computing a hardware status report
Pong tournament with male ref saying score
two males playing, one looks fearfully shocked as he just let the pong into his goal
the other really aggro, sweating

other cartoon: lady "George, the klingons are attacking!" points to TV that has star trek written on it
Dad in suit with classes (lookin' IBM): "Fire photon torpedoes!"
boy looking sad: "Cmon, dad, don't I get a chance?"

20 letters, one from Dr Janis Tupesis Math teacher inquiring abotu compiler, Janet Owen writing from NJ about using computer to teachdisabled child. all experience is in teaching and not in computer science.
Sorosh Ahmed writing about getting a small computer personal use
Jane Donnelly Gawronski - set of plans for the tty from Ninneapolis PUblic Schools

Bob put together his Dragonsmoke page plugging:
- books for autistic children education and computers
- anchor steam beer
- Biofeedback, eelectronic esp devices
- building your computer user group, publication
- belly dancing! Habibi publication $6 / year, photo of 9 scantily clad smiley belly dancing women (black, white, asian, indian?) really the first thing that grabs your attention - or mine, but on lower part of page