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Federation want 30000 computers Liberal Policy Re have prepared a Brier History of Com in Education in Ontario which you may find of interest In June 1981 the Minis try of Education estab lished an Advisory Com on Computers In Education vlth the cent purpose of having direction and control in the electronic cation fleldaimilar to that exercised through Circu lar 14 in the field of textbooks Later that year in Oct the Ministers of Education and Industry Tourism at that time Larry Grossman jointly announced the function al specification for cational micro era identifying two key standards common hardwares of equipment sped cations and common cataloguing and indexing specifications Effective with the 1982 and subsequent General Legislative Grant I a lions micros to meet the new specs were to be included part of the recognized extraordinary expenditures of school boards Specific details were promised with the annual GLG announce- Also in October Specifications for an AllCanadian Educa Micro Computer a research report by The Canadian Advanced Technology Association CATA was released The Ministry announced approximately roomputers had been purchased by Ontario School Boards to date and were in classroom use Sales of micros to schools accounted for percent of manufacturers revenue By 1963 educational mic ro sates make up percent of revenue The Ontario Teachers Federation advised that Its members want 30 computers In schools by 1KB 120000 by 1963 and advocated that the glac ial pace of change In Education system must bo accelerated A TVO survey found com in schools Commodore had captured Approximately us percent or the market at a per unit cost of less than Fall The Company president now with Computer Innovations advised a software based system would be produc ed lor electronically dis tributing learning mater ial to individual students and the necessary display MPP report IntheFalloriSSl three venture capital groups were approached to cre ate the education consortium although member com ponies had contributed each toward the cost of original research North Ameri can Ventures had contrib uted 1500 Microde- and Compos now Meridian subsidiaries also original January 1BK the Min istry Education mated there were computers in classrooms February Canad ian Educational Micro processor Corporation made to raise 3m in venture capital to produce its prototype classroom com to bo ready late ORGAN LESSONS NEILS MUSIC 8774919 USED VOL PARTS ROBERT TAIT INSURANCE AGENCY LTD 877481 4 See me or car home life bo and business insurance at Suit fum ihrw Sa- by Julian Reed computers Design philosophy was to exploit software tech niques to prevent hard- ward obsolescence There was concern over the late entry of a Canadian micro computer into the mar Complaints about CATA specs were voiced They were supposed to specify how the computer was to function and not the technology to be used said an official of one company which de clined to Join A computer specialist point The Ontario Gov eminent could have made a more button by selecting a standard language for writing educational pro- May June 19B3 Had only been able to raise of needed venture cap ital A limited partner shlpproposawithamln per unit purchase price was with drawn from the Ontario Securities Commission In October 19B2 Lome Smith Executive Secre tory of the Advisory Com mlltee on Computers In Education advised that the Ministry was not ready to help school boards buy computers that Fall He admitted The Ministry tlon plans to have some control over the Introduc or desk top comput era into the classroom ore in disarray was without adequate fl and maintaining a holding The government Alberta DENTURE THERAPIST Main St N Georgetown 9am 5pm Weekdays Evenings Sdturdays by appointment 8772359 HOME NEWSPAPER OF HILLS ESTABLISHED 1866 so when it conies to your advertising message WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE THE HERALD THATS A GOOD QUESTION AND WE HAVE THE ANSWER TO IT 14000 Thats right The HERALD reaches 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