Re: LOGO for the Mac ?

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From: Gina Bull
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 13:56

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In article  <40930@cup.portal.com>  gort@cup.portal.com (george d harrington)
writes:

>Actually, LOGO was invented by Seymour Papert at MIT. I believe he was
>influenced by the ideas of Piaget. Papert also invented the LEGO construction
>blocks.

No, Papert did not invent Lego blocks.  They have been around for more
years than Papert probably has.  Lego blocks are made by Dacta, a
company in Denmark.  Papert did work on a project which allows Lego
blocks and the Logo language to be used together -- Lego Logo.  This
is now a product sold by Dacta.  An interface card allows a micro-
computer (usually an Apple IIe) to control the motors and receive
input from sensors used with Lego Technic-style blocks.  The control
language is Logo.

BTW, Lego Dacta funded a chair for Papert at MIT.

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