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 More options Jan 27 2008, 8:24 pm
Newsgroups: comp.lang.dylan, alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.lisp, k12.ed.comp.literacy, comp.lang.logo
From: pg <pen...@catholic.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:24:47 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sun, Jan 27 2008 8:24 pm
Subject: Re: Seeking help for learning system for absolute beginners
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On Jan 27, 8:55 am, Waldek Hebisch <hebi...@math.uni.wroc.pl> wrote:

> In comp.lang.lisp pg <pen...@catholic.org> wrote:

> > I am in the process of setting up computers for a group of children,
> > in the age between 7 to 12, who have never operate a PC before, with
> > the intention to install educational / entertaining freewares for
> > them.

> > The computers will be Windows 98SE based, with Pentium III or better
> > CPU, 256MB of RAM each. Graphic is VGA, mostly S3-powered graphic
> > cards.

> > I am thinking of installing Logo for them, but before I do that, I do
> > need to ask the Gurus here for help.

> > Okay, now .. which flavor of Logo do you think best suit the children,
> > as well as the computers? Or if you know of any offering from Lisp and/
> > or Dylan that suit this task, kindly please share.

> You may consider Poplog system:

> http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/poplog/poplog.info.html

> Poplog gives you four programming languages: Pop11, Common Lisp,
> SML, and Prolog.  Poplog need only a few megabytes of memory and
> will run pretty fast on 500 MHz processor.  Installation takes
> about 70 Mb of disk space.  Pop11 is a language with similar
> power to Common Lisp, but is more similar to traditional languages
> (it uses Pascal like syntax).  For beginners Pop11 offers words
> and list maniputaltions in Logo style, while advanced users can
> use much more.

> Let me mention some drawbacks.  First, on Windows Poplog is text-only
> -- Poplog support graphics only on Linux.  Second, Poplog is not
> localised: messages and documantation is in English.  AFAIK the
> program can handle any language, but somebody would have to
> translate texts...

> --
>                               Waldek Hebisch
> hebi...@math.uni.wroc.pl

Thanks a lot for the info !

How come the development for Window Poplog had stopped ?


 
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