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XS-0: a self-explanatory school computer

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XS-0 is a low-cost interactive system that serves as a self-explanatory school computer. Particular attention has been devoted to making the man-machine dialog easy to follow for the inexperienced user. The system includes a course on computer programming, a programming system for writing, editing, executing, and debugging programs interactively, and a filing system containing private and public libraries. The language offered to the user is a version of Pascal. The system is realized on a small stand-alone computer which supports a small number of graphic terminals. This hardware consists of the most cost effective components currently on the market.

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  1. The design of XS-0 has been heavily influenced by the Automated Computer Science Education System {1, 2} developed on the PLATO System {3} at the University of Illinois.Google ScholarGoogle Scholar
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  4. D. L. Bitzer. "The Wide World of Computer-Based Education," Advances in Computers, Vol. 15, pp. 239--283, Academic Press, New York, 1976.Google ScholarGoogle ScholarCross RefCross Ref

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    cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
    ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 10, Issue 4
    December 1978
    58 pages
    ISSN:0097-8418
    DOI:10.1145/988906
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