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Microcomputers for Librarians

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...

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Excel 2000

Excel 2000: A Tutorial to Accompany Peter Norton’s Introduction to Computers Norton 2000 3rd ed. Submitter: I found this gem on the library’s shelves. It’s very old, and needs to be retired and...

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Cool Computer Careers

Cool Careers for Girls Computers Pasternak and Thornburg 1998 Anyone hanging out here in our little corner of the Internet, knows that I have a serious issue with outdated career materials. I am all...

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A-Diskette A-Daskette

Hello, Mr. Chips! Bishop 1982 Submitter: I think this was probably a fantastic middle school book in 1982. What makes it awful now is that my students have never even heard of the terms that make up...

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Your Second Life

Designing Your Second Life Tapley 2008 So who remembers having a Second Life? I do remember trying out Second Life and finding it kind of boring. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to “do” while in...

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Proto Internet for Kids

Internet Koehler 1995 When I plucked this out of a library collection, I started to laugh because the average little kid would have no idea what this book was about. This book was written for their...

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Internet for Christians

Internet for Christians: Everything You Need to Start Cruising the Net Today Schultze 1998 Evidently this book is the secret to a more sanitized Internet. In actuality, it really is a guidebook for...

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Christians in Cyberspace

Christian Cyberspace Companion: A Guide to the Internet and Christian Online Resources Baker 1997 Submitter: I recently found this book in my local library collection. Even better my library has both...

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Internet tips for kids

Dangers on the Internet Staying safe on-line Rothman 2000 This is part of one of those series that tackle issues for teens. This book was just fine for the early 2000s. It was before Facebook and...

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The Computer Revolution

Computers in Society 7th Ed. Schellenberg 1998 Submitter: Just when you think you have cleared out every out-of-date tech book in your collection, one shows up to flaunt its uselessness. Computer book...

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Get Started on Your Oric

Get Started On Your Oric Hartnell and Shaw 1983 Submitter: This gem comes from 1983 and it’s great to know what type of technology this library was using when I was just 3 years old. Unlike the Oric 1...

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Why Did the Computer Cross the Road?

Hello, Mr. Chips! Computer Jokes and Riddles By Ann Bishop Published 1982 Submitter: Turns out computer joke books age about as well as any other kind of computer book. The content starts before the...

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Computers for Everybody

Computers for Everybody Willis and Miller 1981 Computers aren’t just for geeks, they are for everybody. The cover art cracks me up as the giant computer (or maybe tiny people) sits outside as a big...

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Bytes vs Bites

The Computer Diet Antonetti 1973 Now it is time for some high tech dieting! Our author has compiled a bunch of data, along with some fancy “programming” to help you in your quest for weight loss. The...

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Old School Computer Programming

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...

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Neuter Computer

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...

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Friday Fiction The Computer Ate My Brother

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...

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Computer Programming 1-2-3

Computer Programming 1,2,3 1983 Grosset & Dunlap Submitter: Anyone who has worked with children and school assignments will know this story… A class in the school across the street assigned a...

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Boy Scouts Get a Computer Badge!

Computers Boy Scouts of America 1968 Submitter: I removed this book from the shelves of my public library when I did a massive overhaul of the collection last year, soon after I was hired.  I saved a...

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Satanic Computers

Computers and the Beast Webber and Hutchings 1986 I had no idea that I should be worried about the massive communication and knowledge produced by modern technology. Biblical prophesy is here to warn...

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