allen@ns.network.com (Allen Middleton) (10/27/90)
A friend of mine wants to know how his hero is doing, any information?
robert-s@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Robert Sheehan ) (10/30/90)
In <1990Oct26.225811.23772@ns.network.com> allen@ns.network.com (Allen Middleton) writes: >A friend of mine wants to know how his hero is doing, any information? In July I saw Alan Kay at a conference in Sydney, where he quickly stopped being a hero of mine. He showed the video of the two year old girl happily playing with a Macintosh and said that when he found out she was interested in computers he arranged for her to get an Apple II(e I presume). Quote: "She rejected the Apple II". Much laughter. This was at the World Conference on Computers in Education with over 2000 educators present. OK (no pun intended), I suppose I was being a bit touchy but I expected a little more loyalty from an Apple Fellow. He also made a nasty joke later about MS-DOS. Robert.
unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) (10/30/90)
In article <robert-s.657246299@aucs7.cs.aukuni.ac.nz> robert-s@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Robert Sheehan ) writes: >In July I saw Alan Kay at a conference in Sydney, where he quickly stopped >being a hero of mine. Good (that he quickly stopped being a hero of yours). By the way, isn't he the dude who came up with the DynaBook concept? >He showed the video of the two year old girl happily playing with a Macintosh >and said that when he found out she was interested in computers he arranged for >her to get an Apple II(e I presume). Quote: "She rejected the Apple II". Much >laughter. This was at the World Conference on Computers in Education with over >2000 educators present. I wish you had "been a jerk" and yelled "BOOOOOOOH" as loudly as you could after everyone stopped laughing. And/or talked to him afterwards if he kept talking to people who stayed after and told him about your qualms with his "joke". {I wouldn't have the guts to "boo" at a conference.. I didn't have the guts to spaz at this damn lady at the_worst_computer_store_ _in_existance, Computer Plus, in Sunnyvale.. Unfortunately it was started by Woz's brother too! Well, sometime in the last year or so I went in to get a fresh System Disk because something happened to mine.. Well, the stupid lady couldn't ^openapplereset because she didn't realize you have to hold the ^openapple down for a little longer after you let go of reset.. So she said something like "stupid computer" in a regular tone of voice. AND I AM/WAS A POTENTIAL CUSTOMER OF HERS! I wish I had said I'm never buying anything here, because of what you just said} >OK (no pun intended), I suppose I was being a bit touchy but I expected a >little more loyalty from an Apple Fellow. He also made a nasty joke later >about MS-DOS. Well, that's acceptable... {1/2 j/k} -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ \"If cartoons were meant for adults, they'd be on in prime time."-Lisa Simpson/
jbtubman@skyler.calarc.ARC.AB.CA (Jim Tubman) (11/01/90)
Alan Kay showed the same video at a conference in Calgary a couple of years ago. I thought it was quite fascinating. The little girl's rejection of the Apple II and her effective use of the Mac were facts -- booing facts proves nothing. You should have gone up Alan and talked to him after his presentation. At the Calgary conference, he was very approachable, and stayed for quite a long time after his lecture to chat with people. He's still one of my heroes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James B. Tubman Alberta Research Council Expert Systems Researcher Advanced Computing & Engineering Dept. jbtubman@noah.arc.ab.ca 3rd Floor jbtubman%noah.arc.ab.ca@relay.ubc.ca 6815 - 8 Street NE Phone: (403) 297-2600 Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 275-3003 Canada T2E 7H7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A just machine to make big decisions, Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision." -- Donald Fagan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James B. Tubman Alberta Research Council Expert Systems Researcher Advanced Computing & Engineering Dept. jbtubman@noah.arc.ab.ca 3rd Floor jbtubman%noah.arc.ab.ca@relay.ubc.ca 6815 - 8 Street NE Phone: (403) 297-2234 Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 275-3003 Canada T2E 7H7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A just machine to make big decisions, Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision." -- Donald Fagan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------