[geeks] Q: Regarding Linux in K-12 education

[Lionel Peterson]

On Jan 16, 2010, at 11:50 PM, gsm at mendelson.com wrote:

> I also want to note that one university in Philly required all  
> entering undergrads to buy Macs when they first came out. It did not  
> well, you can look it up if you want.

My first college required incoming freshmen to buy $1,600 DEC  
Professional 350s in fall of 1983 - they turned the bowling alley on  
campus into a make-shift repair shop. It wasn't long before students  
longed for the bowling alley... Students wanted MS-DOS compatibility,  
and PO/S never won them over...

Lionel