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Archive of entries posted on April 2014

LCSI Sprite Card

Posted by Peter Neubauer on 30 April 2014, 9:00 am

Next in my ongoing effort to document the world’s most expensive version of Logo for the Apple II, LCSI’s Sprite Logo for the Apple II Family, I show the included hardware sprite card. The board is a custom design from LCSI based on the TI TMS9918A video display processor, a video chip used in several …

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Filed under Apple ][ | Tagged apple ii, LCSI, sprite, tms9918a

Who is Seymour Papert?

Posted by Peter Neubauer on 22 April 2014, 9:00 am

This excellent TEDx Talk introduces Dr. Papert and his ideas. I recommend this if you’re interested in Logo or computers in education.

Filed under Programming | Tagged constructionism, logo, papert

Unboxing “Sprite Logo”

Posted by Peter Neubauer on 4 April 2014, 11:40 am

Continuing my exploration of LCSI’s “Sprite Logo”, let’s break the shrink wrap and open the box.  These photographs preserve the original packing order.  Despite dirt and water damage to the exterior, the box contents appear pristine.

Filed under Apple ][ | Tagged apple ii, LCSI, logo, sprite

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