A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages

Courtesy Lambda the Ultimate - Programming Languages Weblog  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 22:16

The 1972 paper by Alan Kay, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Dynabook.

(via Coding Horror.)

This note speculates about the emergence of personal, portable
information manipulators and their effects when used by both
children and adults.

Although it should be read as science
fiction, current trends in miniaturization and price reduction
almost guarantee that many of the notions discussed will actually
happen in the near future.


 

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