MICROSOFT GIFT AIMS TO DRIVE KIDS' INTERESTS.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Daily News Staff Writer Microsoft mogul Mogul: see Mughal. Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. plans to help Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. students plunge The term Plunge has multiple meanings:
Gates, who made personal computers come alive through Microsoft Corp.'s software programs, announced his gift Wednesday at the Los Angeles Central Library, telling a group of high school juniors and seniors Wednesday that they stood at the dawn of a new era - and, in his words, the future looks ``neat.'' ``I see a time when children will be spending more time in front of a computer than they do watching television,'' said Gates, Microsoft's chairman and one of the world's richest men. ``It will be neat seeing the interaction and learning of new things, things that you want to learn about and then be able to discuss in schools the next day,'' he said. Included in Gates' donation is $500,000 in computer software and technical assistance to expand the Los Angeles Central Library's computer system, as well as help create a virtual library at the Mesa Learning Center - with plans to open a similar facility at the Mid-Valley Library next year. An additional $500,000 in computer equipment and software will go to the Los Angeles County Office of Education's Technology of Education program, which seeks to make teachers computer literate computer literacy n. The ability to operate a computer and to understand the language used in working with a specific system or systems. computer literate adj. . Much of the money Gates plans to donate comes from royalties on his book, ``The Road Ahead,'' which also was released in paperback this week. His company is providing the remaining funds. Gates said he picked Los Angeles for the donation because of its interest in high-technology and the work it has done to make computers accessible to the public. ``We came here because of what you have done,'' Gates told the audience of 250 students and officials. And, he said, the future looks even more promising with great strides being made to make computers smaller and much more efficient. ``We are working to do more to make this tool of the computer even more accessible with voice recognition and even sight recognition,'' Gates said. ``This is a dumb DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111. DUMB. One who cannot speak; a person who is mute. See Deaf and dumb, Deaf, dumb, and blind; Mute, standing mute. device. It doesn't even realize when you sit in front of it. We are working on programs that will even get to the point that the computer will recognize the mood you have.'' Joining in the ceremonies was Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. , a computer buff in his own right who has provided computers to schools across the country using funds from his personal foundation. ``In 1969, when we put a man on the moon using Los Angeles technology, the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the was born here,'' Riordan said. ``That year, a young man of 13 named Bill Gates was dreaming of what would become the personal computer. It's appropriate that we should be working together.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Microsoft's Bill Gates and L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan join students at the launch of an electronic resource center Wednesday. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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