tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post2135243080669196847..comments2008-04-29T21:03:15.612-04:00Tom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-81986288694578735062008-04-29T21:03:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:03:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:03:00.000-04:00Hi Bill,<BR/><BR/>Well, Alan Kay's work breaks my "once a generation" line, since it is a rolling invitation to revolution that has already spanned a couple of generations.Tom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-38568503814978216142008-04-29T10:27:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:27:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:27:00.000-04:00You have touched on the education, development and community issues in one post -> might be the sort of analysis that's needed at the moment<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this NSF project, <A HREF="http://irbseminars.intel-research.net/AlanKayNSF.pdf" REL="nofollow">Steps towards the reinvention of programming </A> is another "once in a generation" opportunity? It's hard to predict the future but the similarities b/w the OLPC and the dynabook prediction are striking.Bill Kerrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206808014093631762noreply@blogger.com