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Figuring things out, 6-year-old Nelson Scott uses a portable computer terminal his father, school trustee Graham Scott, who is a computer applications(...)
Figuring things out, 6-year-old Nelson Scott uses a portable computer terminal his father, school trustee Graham Scott, who is a computer applications(...)

Figuring things out, 6-year-old Nelson Scott uses a portable computer terminal his father, school trustee Graham Scott, who is a computer applications(...)

Date11/8/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Figuring things out; 6-year-old Nelson Scott uses a portable computer terminal his father; school trustee Graham Scott; who is a computer applications expert; brought home for him. Connected to a central computer at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education by telephone; which is then placed in the side of the terminal; it is programmed to help students establish and upgrade mathematics skills.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005844F
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