ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN LIMA
 NEWSLETTER VARIOUS TIMES IN 1983
 
 by Jack Sughure
 P.O. Box 459
 East Douglas MA 01516
 
     TI-101, a series of eight longish
 articles on the educational use of
 the 99/4a for learners of all ages,
 is written by Jack Sughrue, author of
 the NEW-AGE 99 series. 
      
     The first of this series is
 listed on this disk as "#1CORPUS" and
 is a historical background to the
 stuff leading up to the ways
 computers and the TI, in particular,
 could be used successfully and
 ingeniously in the classroom or at
 home.  There is also an extensive
 address listing of many "educational"
 people still active in our TI world. 
     Look the article over, and, if
 you think you could use this series
 (TI-101) then feel free to use it. 
     The other articles begin by
 exploring holism up to the ways
 computers can be used in the class.
 Then I show the variety of ways the
 TI can be an important part of any
 child's education (any adults, too)
 by giving many specific applications
 through modules, disks, books,
 newsletters, and tapes and even
 combinations of all (and not
 discounting direct applications in
 the form of programming). 
     Basically, the series is to make
 the TI new to new users: our
 children, grandchildren, nieces &&
 nephews, friends, whoever.  But
 mostly to LEARNERS of all ages (many
 of whom are new or have forgotten the
 glories of the "Educational TI" or
 might not have been aware of all that
 was and IS available for the learner
 on our wonderful computer.)  Our
 "Educational President" failed the
 nation's children badly in that
 category, but our "Educational
 Computer" - the TI-99/4A - far
 exceeded (and still does) any
 competition.  That's what these
 articles are about: a remarkable,
 viable, educational tool. 
     The format of the articles I
 simply couldn't resist as a teacher.
 They all take place in a college
 classroom.  The course is "TI-101"
 and the professor imparts information
 in preparation for some test in the
 future.  He also assigns lots of
 homework and notetaking along the
 way.  Each "class" builds upon the
 previous one, and the "lectures" are
 titled and numbered: HOLISM is #2,
 DOCENT #3, ROOTS #4, MCGUFFEY'S #5,
 etc. (through all eight).
     If you print them, please give
 "originally appeared in" credit to
 "BITS, BITES && PIXELS," Lima, Ohio,
 and please place me on you newsletter
 mailing list.  Thank you.  JACK
 SUGHRUE, Box 459, East Douglas, MA
 01516. (The material on this disk is
 Public Domain.  It is free, gratis,
 zilch, and NO FEES MAY BE CHARGED FOR
 THIS MATERIAL!  But please keep all
 12 files intact on any disk you pass
 on.  Thank you. 
      
     NOTE: Keep this disk in DSK1 when
 you print out these articles through
 your FUNNELWEB FORMATTER. 
     Files "3" and "C-3" will
 automatically do the formatting
 (including running the 40 columns
 nicely into 80 and all the
 underlining, etc.)  These two files
 are part of my PLUS! environment and
 will work with any text files using
 these standard coding items.  (For
 more on PLUS! see "COMMERCIAL" on
 this disk.) 
 
 
 ---------------------------------
 COMMERCIAL
      
     PLUS! (Version 2.0; the FINAL
 version) is almost 1400 sectors of
 pure environmental dynamite.  It is
 well over twice the size of the
 original PLUS! and twice as potent.
 And now, lower priced than ever! 
      
     You may receive PLUS! (including
 the hardcopy materials) from the
 author (Jack Sughrue, Box 459, East
 Douglas MA 01516) for only $7.50,
 postage paid.  PLUS! is also offered
 as Groupware, and that price is also
 reduced.  A group may purchase PLUS!
 outright for $20 for ALL the members
 of your group.  And then use it as a
 fundraiser at $5 a pop, as a raffle,
 as a freebie for membership renewal,
 as a ????  The author asks only that
 you maintain group integrity.  Do not
 sell to non-members, as this is the
 standard Groupware request. 
      
     PLUS! (the earlier versions) were
 given an A+ by MICROpendium.  In
 addition to standardizing the word
 processing codes (so you can
 underline, doublestrike, whatever
 with single keystrokes), PLUS! has
 templates for letter writing and all
 sorts of automatic formatting.  The
 INSTA programs (INSTAlabel,
 INSTAdump, etc.) are models of TI
 efficiency and practically turn your
 machine into a mini RAM disk with
 high speed.  The highly-praised
 personalized 3-column cataloguer
 prints a multi-featured,
 envelope-sized catalog of up to the
 127-file TI maximum. 
      
     The world's tiniest working word
 processor (1 line) is also part of
 PLUS!, as are word counters, DV/80
 auto printers, Pig-Latin writer,
 cursor creator, all kinds of built in
 personalized calendar programs,
 columnizers, graphic programs,
 templates, data files, pictures,
 codes, and an extensive
 manual/tutorial. 
      
     Although the vast majority of
 files are original to PLUS! and can
 be found nowhere else, the addition
 of excellent PD and permitted
 copyright files makes this final
 version of PLUS! the TI Bargain of
 THIS Century and an environment that
 will last you well into the next. 
      
     Send $7.50 (or $20 for group) for
 complete disk and text materials
 (specify DSSD or SSSD) to Jack
 Sughrue, Box 459, East Douglas MA
 01516. 
      
     Thank you.