Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Computerizing ur orld Our schools must augment the 3 Rs with the 3 Cs- computing, calculating, and communicating through technology, asserted Governor Edmund Brown, Jr. during his 1982 State-of-the-State ad- dress. In a call for S37 million in allocations, Brown said, The first priority must be to increase our commitment to math, science, and computer in- struction in high school. Millikan kept up with the new technological ad- vances by adding several computer systems. A computer in the Career Center enabled drafting students to gain skills in their prospective field. A word-processingftypesetting system faciliated a re- vamping ofthe Corydong equipment for the library reduced the paperwork in book-cataloging proce- dures. Mr. Howard's computer classes were very popular as students sought for more knowledge. Mini-computers tutored students in academic subjects and instructed them in computer opera- tion. The computers also helped administrators to prepare letters, reports, grades, and keep track of the academic progress of students. . . . I Beyond simple tasks, I comput- ers I do everythingj from home enter- tainment to writing speeches. Summer camps provided technologically-talent ed students with a chance to study more computer programming developments. Students from all over the nation and foreign countries participated in programs such as the Zaca Lake Computer Camp, located near Santa Barbara. Jeff Schwim- mer participated in the Zaca Lake program and claimed he benefited enormously from the exper- ience. Computers are such a large part of our lives, remarked senior David Rhodes. They have not only taken over the more mundane tasks of life, but perform a gamut of functions, from home enter- tainment to writing political speeches. In the United States the knowledge explosion was in full force as innovative ideas became reali- ties. Rockwell International made the production of robots a reality. IBM produced new computer networks to relay news and communication materi- al faster. In addition, Technicolor opened a chain of one- hour color photo developing stores to pro- vide quality prints quickly. ABOVE RIGHT: DlAL-A-DlNNER- Setting her mi- crowave oven for the defrost mode, Diane Nuttall waits for a TV dinner - ready in seconds. New owners must go to school for several weeks to learn about this ultra- fast way of cooking. RIGHT: SOFTWARE SUPER- MARKET- Looking for a computer program, Justin Weidner searches through the numerous books at A- VIDD Electronics in the Los Altos Center. Opening 6 Growing Up Faster

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'tis asf ABOVE: MIRROR IMAGE- At Computer Creations in the Lakewood Center, Brenda Keller excitedly watches her picture come out of a computer graphics terminal. Only seconds earlier she posed for the pic- ture taken with a video camera. FAR LEFT: ZAP! GOTCHA!- On a Sat- urday afternoon, Brian Roberts blasts away on the Defender game at Palm Tree Liquor Store. LEFT: A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND- Lori Lyman tries out a cordless telephone at the Lake- wood Phone Mart. The phone could be used anywhere within 700 feet of the base unit. Opening Knowledge Explosion