[Edu-sig] Python accessibility

[Dethe Elza]

Tim,

Is the CD window-only or is it cross-platform?
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Dethe Elza --- Chief Mad Scientist --- Burning Tiger Technologies

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"Oh, the jobs people work at! Out west, near Hawtch-Hawtch, there's a
Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher. His job is to watch... is to keep both his eyes
on the lazy town bee.  A bee that is watched will work harder, you see.
Well...he watched and he watched.  But, in spite of his watch, that bee
didn't work any harder.  Not mawtch.  So then somebody said, 'Our old
bee-watching man just isn't bee-watching as hard as he can.  *He* ought to
be watched by *another* Hawtch-Hawtcher!  The thing that we need is a
Bee-Watcher -Watcher!'  Well...  The Bee-Watcher-Watcher watched the
Bee-Watcher.  *He* didn't watch well.  So another Hawtch-Hawtcher had to
come in as a Watch-Watcher-Watcher!  And today all the Hawtchers who live in
Hawtch-Hawtch are watching on Watch-Watcher-Watchering-Watch, Watch-
Watching the Watcher who's watching that bee.  You're not a Hawtch-Watcher.
You're lucky, you see." --Dr. Seuss, "Did I ever tell you how lucky you
are?"
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> From: Timothy Wilson <wilson@visi.com>
> Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:27:49 -0500 (CDT)
> To: Brent Burley and Pat Erb <erburley@ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: edu-sig@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python accessibility
> 
> On Sun, 27 May 2001, Brent Burley and Pat Erb wrote:
> 
>> I would LOVE to see someone sell a "Python EDU-SIG Resources CD" via mail
>> order.  I think it would make a great school project (hint hint) and could
>> earn some extra money for the school.  I'd love to see the disc full of
>> all the stuff that's been advertised on edu-sig - VPython, Alice, PyGame,
>> Jeff's book, Kirby's math stuff, etc., and I'd love to see it constantly
>> updated.  Heck, I'd buy a subscription!
> 
> Good timing. I have a student who has been doing independent study with me
> this year. His final project has been to compile just such a CD. It includes
> the Python software, a number of the major 3rd part modules, VPython,
> PyGame, most of the common online tutorials and documentation, How to Think
> Like a Computer Scientist, and anything else we've been able to think of.
> 
> I plan to hand out a copy of the CD to my Intro. to Comp. Prog. students in
> the fall. Then they can install the software at home and browse the
> documentation off the CD without tying up their parents' phone line.
> 
> Our initial version should be ready within days. I will create an iso and a
> Web page listing the contents and make it available as soon as it's
> ready. We'd be happy to make modifications, add resources, etc. based on
> community input.
> 
> -Tim
> 
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