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Re: LOGO-L> Why Basic, Pascal, etc.



Gary E. Bloom (geb@halcyon.com)
Wed, 16 Aug 1995 18:10:28 -0800

At 11:09 PM 8/15/95, KERRB@magill.unisa.edu.au wrote:

> How come something as good as Logo doesn't get a bigger share of the
>cake? Do we need a Bill Gates on our side?

Not *a* Bill Gates but Bill Gates. MS did sell the first Logo for the Mac,
a relabled LCSI Logo, but I'm sure they didn't have their heart in it. MS
Visual Logo would have been a killer. Alternately, if Apple had bundled
Object Logo instead of HyperCard, Logo might have taken off. As long as
Logo remains a *school language*, it's not going anywhere.

Regards, Gary

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Gary E. Bloom SoftWorlds for Children
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