Section 2 - Commodore Computers

May. WIoy. 1982, 1982. Issue 24 21:1
COMPUTE!
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ComputerTown
ComputeiTown
International To
Offer New Services
Offer New Services
ComputerTown, USA!, a grassroots
computer literacy network
sponsored by the National
sponsored by the National
Science Foundation, offers
guidance and support to anyone
who wishes to learn about computers
on a grass-roots, community-
communitybased
level. Under its NSF grant,
CTUSA! has fostered Computer- Computer­
Town projects across the US and
abroad, and is currently completing
a book-length "Implementation
Package" outlining the
details of starting and conducting
a ComputerTown project.
Funded until October, 1983,
CTUSA! has proven so effective
that an on-going project, ComputerTown
International (CTI)
has now come to life. The purpose
of CTI is to build on the knowledge
and resources gained by
ComputerTown, USA! and to
keep the communication channels
open after the NSF funding
ends. CTUSA! and CTI will both
operate from the offices of
People's Computer Company in
Menlo Park, California, and most
of the staff will overlap.
Three initial services are
planned by ComputerTown
International;
1) I ) A Speakers' List will be developed
and made available to
veloped and made available to
interested groups or individuals.
This list will be comprised of
This list will be comprised of
qualified individuals willing to
speak on computer literacy and
related subjects at locally organized
seminars and events.
2) CTI is organizing Two Teams of
., Specialists —- teachers and consultants,
who are expert in the theory
and practice of public access
computer literacy and informal
education. While these services
will be offered on a fee basis, this
will not decrease the free support
and advice offered under the
NSF grant, but will enable CTI to
provide a depth of assistance and
instruction impossible on a complimentary
basis. basis,
3) The ComputerTown Bulletin has
proven an invaluable vehicle of
communication among the inter
communication among the international
network of people and
organizations involved in computer
literacy. literacy, As of March,
1982, the Bulletin will no longer
be funded by the National Science
Foundation. In order to continue
publication, ComputerTown
International seeks individuals or
businesses willing to sponsor one
issue of the Bulletin. In exchange,
the Bulletin will devote two pages
to news and information about
the sponsor's products and services
and will acknowledge the
sponsorship in print. Sponsors
are encouraged to print extra
copies for their own use as mailing
and handout materials. Six
thousand bi-monthly issues of
each sponsored Bulletin will continue
to be offered free of charge
to anyone with an interest in
computer literacy.
For further information
about ComputerTown International
and its services, write:
ComputerTown International
P.O. BoxE E
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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