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BBC's Tomorrow's World presents Nellie - a computer set to revolutionise the classroom.
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Richard Millwood
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The BBC's Tomorrow's World, 1969. "While many pupils might wish they could hand their schoolwork over to a computer, the boys of Forest Grammar School have turned a computer into schoolwork. Dubbed Nellie, the machine can be programmed to solve mathematical equations or even play music. Lessons also include computer maintenance - something of a necessity, considering the likelihood of Nellie crashing..." The link address is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8008.shtml?all=2&id=8008 Document Actions |
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