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microcomputers for Librarians

Microcomputers for Librarians

May 29, 2019 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge 4 comments

Microcomputers A Planning and Implementation Guide for Librarians and Information Professionals Walton 1983 For those who need some professional reference, ALB has this great looking book for that newest rage in library service – computers! Actually, given the age of

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25 Exciting Computer Games

Exciting Computer Games

May 21, 2019 Holly Bleeding Edge 10 comments

25 Exciting Computer Games in Basic for All Ages Chance 1983 I don’t know if BASIC is even still a thing at all, but even if it is for some reason used as a beginning coding teaching tool, the cover

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etsy for seniors book

Seniors with 20/20 vision only

March 14, 2019 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge, Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Etsy for Seniors Tranton 2015 Based on the title alone, I would have purchased this.  However, depending on the content, I might put it in a craft collection, since I don’t think it would be found in the 000s by

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computing for seniors

Computers for the Elderly

January 2, 2019 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge 8 comments

Computing for Seniors for the over 50s Price 2007 As an over 50 person and someone who has been teaching people to use a computer since the late 1980s, I am not sure difficulties learning computers are necessarily related to

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Friday Fiction The Computer Ate My Brother

October 12, 2018 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction 18 comments

The Computer Ate My Brother Marney 1985 Direct from the 1980s, we have a rogue computer that evidently eats kids. Of course the computer has a few “issues” and can evidently read your mind. Harry, our protagonist, is irritated by

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Neuter computer title page

Neuter Computer

August 31, 2018 Holly Bleeding Edge 6 comments

The Neuter computer: Computers for Girls and Boys Sanders, Stone, and Women’s Action Alliance 1986 Submitter: There are 219 copies in WorldCat for the enjoyment of your readers. This uniquely titled book was found in the Children’s Literature section of

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men are from cyberspace cover

Finding Love Online

July 2, 2018 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge, Life, Death, Love, and Marriage 7 comments

Men are from Cyberspace The Single Woman’s Guide to Flirting, Dating, and finding Love On-Line Skriloff and Gould 1997 Looking for love on-line? The authors are here to help with all sorts of tips for finding Mr. Right (or Mr.

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computer programming made simple

Old School Computer Programming

May 29, 2018 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge 10 comments

Computer Programming Made Simple Maynard 1972 Aside from the moldy smell of this book, it was actually quite a good book for the time. It was probably used as a text. I found it very readable (unlike most technical materials).

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