Edupage newsletter for 7th Jan 1997 Edupage newsletter for 7th Jan 1997 For more information about Edupage and the Educom consortium, click here. Chief Technology Officer Ellen Hancock promised existing Mac users that support for System 7 will continue for the next several years. The new line of machines is necessary because the Next-based system won't run on any of the existing Macs, including those using the popular Motorola 680x0 line of chips. The university's legal counsel says he expects WGU to complete incorporation early this year, and plans to seek approval from all three of the regional accrediting bodies with jurisdiction in the participating states.
Officials hope to begin offering classes next fall.
Most of the company's acquisitions contribute to Microsoft's strategy to be tops in Internet-related activities. Researchers from the academic community and industry will look at everything from teachers who resist technology in the classroom to the effect that the electronic delivery of courses has on addictive behaviors. Microsoft is hoping that a domestic software industry will help eliminate software piracy in that country. Representatives of the Tobique Band say they are not violating any laws because the toll-free number is not accessible by Canadians and Americans must call a foreign country to place bets on sporting events because telephone wagering is also illegal there. Minnesota investigators point to a recent victory over a band in Idaho that thought it was immune from laws in other states.