History in review
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Review Bank, from Technical Educational Consultants of Hicksville, NY, consists of two volumes of computer programs. Review Bank I covers American History I, Period of Exploration to Reconstruction; and Review Bank II covers American History II, Post-Civil War America to present. Each program includes more than 750 multiple-choice questions ranging from three centuries before George Washington to the Bush Administration. Some features go beyond reviewing, such as brief background lessons if a student is not clear on a period, or glossaries of historical terms. Scores can be kept; missed questions can be reviewed. An optional editing program allows a teacher or a parent to create more questions. Versions for both Apple II and MS-DOS microcomputers are available. The programs cost $39.95 each, and $8 for postage and handling. The package that includes the editing program costs $89.95. Another program, a program generator called QuickPro+ III ($59), from ICR Futuresoft of Orange Park, FL, is mentioned. QuickPro+ III is described as useful for a home office or a small business, where simple Basic language programs need to be written.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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When walk in the woods meets computer design
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Wolfgang Schaedler, coach of the US Olympic luge team, and Mark Reeves, technical support leader for a sponsor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) Co, cooperate to create a better luge. In a design process that is described as both an art and a science, Schaedler, who takes walks in the Liechtenstein woods for inspiration, takes care of the art, and Reeves and his engineers do technical engineering, which is the science. A luge used in an Olympic event weighs 48.4 pounds with a runner width of 18 inches and a sled width of 22 inches. Within those specifications, designs can vary, and details of a design's variations are extremely significant in races that can be determined by differences that measure in hundredths of a second. At first, Schaedler was hesitant to accept advice from Reeves's technicians, but cooperation with the 3M group is proving beneficial.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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