Apple makes matching gift

The Dartmouth faculty is being recognized for its leadership in developing courseware for the Apple Macintosh with a matching grant of $82,500 worth of computer equipment from Apple Computer, Inc.

Apple is donating 45 new "Macs" and upgrading the memory of another 65 computers. In turn, the College will purchase an equal number of new computers and upgrade kits by September 1986. All the equipment obtained through the program will be loaned to faculty for teaching and curriculum development purposes.

The Dartmouth faculty has long felt that the crux of successful integration of computers on campus lies in developing creative applications for a broad range of instructional purposes. Towards that end, faculty dean Dwight Lahr has sought to make Macintoshes available to faculty from all disciplines-especially those in the humanities and social sciences who have not generally considered personal computers for teaching purposes. During the last year and a half, Lahr's office has distributed 171 Macs on long-term loan to faculty for curricular experimentation.

The results have made Dartmouth a leader in educational software development. Not only have faculty members designed innovative programs to teach everything from musical composition to syllogisms in philosophy, but they have made these programs freely available to other schools.