My Strange Adventure+Notes

My Strange AdventureRon Graff

How I stumbled into the world of Personal Computers and

Educational Software

BPC (Before Personal Computers)

I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6


I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6 Had the first TV in Idaho Springs, Colorado


I always loved science. Anything electric/ electronic Started a light bulb collection – age 6 Had the first TV in Idaho Springs, Colorado

I was called to ministry at age 13! Theology is “The mother of the Sciences.” “True science” and the Bible never conflict.

October 1977 Popular Mechanics “At Last Home Computers For The Price of A TV Set”

1977 Radio Shack’s – TRS-80

Apple I

Hand-made by Wozniak & Jobs

Apple I in wooden case

Apple I in wooden case

4 K RAM MemoryCassette InterfaceNo Graphics

Apple II

Apple II

Color GraphicsSoundStill Cassette Interface$1298 w/ 4K RAM MemoryMore than double that for 48K!

Feb. 1978WASC (later ASCI) Administrators

Computers – Help in the Office and the Classroom

Learning is Fun With the Computer!

Unannounced visit to Apple Computer

Met with Vice President and Director of Sales Gene Carter Phil Roybal

Contract with Apple April 12, 1979- Non-exclusive rights to some programs No royalties – just equipment

1978 - Apple II With Disk Drive

Micromedia – First Commercially Available Educational Software for Personal Computers

Supermath Grading Routine Memory Aide Study Aide Don’t Fall True/False Quiz Matching Quiz Keyboard Organ Drawing Variable Message

Supermath

1978 Ad in Byte Magazine

Commodore Pet

Atari 400 and Atari 800

1978 Additional Programs

Learning Basic “Perhaps the best way to pursue it is for

you to call Steve Jobs, our V.P. of Product Development. Steve is responsible for both publications and programming efforts here at Apple. He’s seen the programs you gave me, and he liked them – so I’m sure he would be happy to talk to you.” - Phil Royball, Mar. 21, 1978

1978 Additional Programs

Learning BasicSave-A-SketchSave-A-StoryQuiz Baseball

1979 Apple DOS System Disk

1980 – The Patient Professor

1980 - Elementary, My Dear Apple

Included Supermath and “Don’t Fall”

Apple’s Educational Emphasis

Supermath

1981 - Commodore VIC-20

1982 - Commodore 64

1982 “TheShell Games”

1982-1984Wabash Apple Computer Stores

1982-1984 Wabash Apple Computer Stores

Commission SalesDirector of EducationControllerGeneral Manager – 5 locations

1982 – Educational Systems Software

1982 – Educational Systems Software

Exercise DevelopmentModule – CompleteTeacher AuthoringSystem

NEA Approved Software

Class RecordsSupermath II

1983 - The Discovery Encyclopedia

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1984 - IBM Version of the Encyclopedia

1984 – The Apple Education Classics

1984 – The Macintosh

1985 - Computer Wave

ConsultantGeneral Manager – 3 Stores

1987 - Space Station Project

1988 – Hyper-ScriptureComplete King James Version

1996 - The Prophecy Puzzle

1997 – Prophecy Central Website

1998- Online Prophecy Book

http://www.ldolphin.org/kingdom/

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Technology at Solid Ground Church

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To God Be The Glory!