my strange adventure+notes
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My Strange AdventureRon Graff
How I stumbled into the world of Personal Computers and
Educational Software
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BPC (Before Personal Computers)
I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6
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BPC (Before Personal Computers)
I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6 Had the first TV in Idaho Springs, Colorado
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BPC (Before Personal Computers)
I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6 Had the first TV in Idaho Springs, Colorado
I was called to ministry at age 13! Theology is “The mother of the Sciences.” “True science” and the Bible never conflict.
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October 1977 Popular Mechanics “At Last Home Computers For The Price of A TV Set”
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1977 Radio Shack’s – TRS-80
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Apple I
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Hand-made by Wozniak & Jobs
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Apple I in wooden case
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Apple I in wooden case
4 K RAM MemoryCassette InterfaceNo Graphics
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Apple II
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Apple II
Color GraphicsSoundStill Cassette Interface$1298 w/ 4K RAM MemoryMore than double that for 48K!
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Feb. 1978WASC (later ASCI) Administrators
Computers – Help in the Office and the Classroom
Learning is Fun With the Computer!
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Unannounced visit to Apple Computer
Met with Vice President and Director of Sales Gene Carter Phil Roybal
Contract with Apple April 12, 1979- Non-exclusive rights to some programs No royalties – just equipment
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1978 - Apple II With Disk Drive
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Micromedia – First Commercially Available Educational Software for Personal Computers
Supermath Grading Routine Memory Aide Study Aide Don’t Fall True/False Quiz Matching Quiz Keyboard Organ Drawing Variable Message
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Supermath
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1978 Ad in Byte Magazine
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Commodore Pet
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Atari 400 and Atari 800
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1978 Additional Programs
Learning Basic “Perhaps the best way to pursue it is for
you to call Steve Jobs, our V.P. of Product Development. Steve is responsible for both publications and programming efforts here at Apple. He’s seen the programs you gave me, and he liked them – so I’m sure he would be happy to talk to you.” - Phil Royball, Mar. 21, 1978
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1978 Additional Programs
Learning BasicSave-A-SketchSave-A-StoryQuiz Baseball
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1979 Apple DOS System Disk
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1980 – The Patient Professor
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1980 - Elementary, My Dear Apple
Included Supermath and “Don’t Fall”
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Apple’s Educational Emphasis
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Supermath
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1981 - Commodore VIC-20
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1982 - Commodore 64
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1982 “TheShell Games”
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1982-1984Wabash Apple Computer Stores
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1982-1984 Wabash Apple Computer Stores
Commission SalesDirector of EducationControllerGeneral Manager – 5 locations
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1982 – Educational Systems Software
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1982 – Educational Systems Software
Exercise DevelopmentModule – CompleteTeacher AuthoringSystem
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NEA Approved Software
Class RecordsSupermath II
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1983 - The Discovery Encyclopedia
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1984 - IBM Version of the Encyclopedia
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1984 – The Apple Education Classics
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1984 – The Macintosh
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1985 - Computer Wave
ConsultantGeneral Manager – 3 Stores
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1987 - Space Station Project
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1988 – Hyper-ScriptureComplete King James Version
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1996 - The Prophecy Puzzle
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1997 – Prophecy Central Website
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1998- Online Prophecy Book
http://www.ldolphin.org/kingdom/
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Technology at Solid Ground Church
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To God Be The Glory!