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What we needed was something dynamic, 'cool' and exploitative of the type of technology thatwas grabbing their interest. Some of these young people were top level gamers - even in globalterms.I was very lucky to have a great team - not just Bob - it was a strong department which hadgrown over time and which had enabled me to concentrate and expand our horizons. I did nothave to do much by way of behaviour management and the team were willing to experiment andtry new things just as much as I was. They took initiative and I used the departmental structureto give opportunities whenever I could. This meant that Bob came into a context whereinnovation and creativity were expected and he also arrived at a time when I was really keen topush on with the technologisation of the department - 'a perfect storm'?Readings/'Scriptures'It is a fact of history that Bob asked me to buy a copy of HTML for Dummies - I wish I had keptthe receipt as evidence. A google search shows that there was a book of such title published in1996 which does, however, provide support for my memory.Eds. Tittel E. and James S.N. (1996) HTML for Dummies IDG Books: Foster City CA:The disks are still in existence of the website that Bob created. I have them, though I have nodisk drive capable of reading them now! This, is an indication of just how far and how fasttechnology has moved in that time. The 3.5" floppy disk is a thing of the past and yet itsexistence at the time was utterly revolutionary and game changing. The website Bob createdwas contained on four floppy disks. It was a text-based artefact but it was just a whole lot better200Simon Hughes Ph.D. Thesis (October 2012)