European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily a Magazine my Puterka numbers problem by Dave Walczak education writer Hris Bradford 5 eyes Darold Arnm paper o screen As he mentally Wres Llod Wilh his computer programming assignment. The Alan boo computer responded to his commando flashing words on to screen in Lime to his taps on Iho keyboard Bradford s problem involved finding i he smallest of five real numbers. When finished 1jio Wiesbaden High school Sophomore with have a computer printout in answer to his Effort. Department of defense dependent schools administrators principals and teachers can Only wish their main computer problem might result in such Success but alter five years of procurements requirements and promises they have no answer of a simple numbers problem Only a Patchwork system thai barely Lucas computer curriculum in Dodds High schools thai problem has loft Odds dealing Wilh the past instead of the Lulu re of High teen in the classroom despite an on going need Lor additional computers. Dodds administrators Are still groping for a solution to the prelim of Linding enough Camp ulers to ill classrooms no one is More aware of or More frustrated by the Lack of equipment Nan Ron Lackrone comp Lef curriculum expert Lor Dodds Germany Region for Tho past five years Lackrone and colleague Sam Calvin have helped devise computer curriculum programs and needs Only Lowaita for machines that never came. A resource that should not be scarce is  Lackrone said. We end up supporting Only the elementary schools or we end up supporting the High schools " most principals ended up wondering if the Region supported any school. Principals from Wiesbaden to Nuernberg phoned Lackrone and Calvin so of Lon Over the past live years asking for computers thai Lack Ono Liguras hero has t been one principal who has i called since Iho computer program began of course. I Don t know if they believe us any More when we Tell them about procurement Lackrone said we be been wrong so Many times Wiesbaden High school principal Roger pc in Griir is one of those who called and called often. I be lathe to Hern a Tot sometimes a Hall dozen limes a year he said. I kept asking about Compulos and they kept saying they did t have any. I m nol blaming them ii they had them available they d gel them out " Region officials counted on gelling thousands of Micro computers in 1982 to replace All the machines bought in 1974 and to expand the program they envisioned enough machines to outfit and expand High school computer labs Wilh others targeted Tor academic departments and libraries. In addition elementary schools would have sufficient computer equipment so thai even he youngest students could learn the raw basics of compiler use the number of computers that dodos provided however closed the both on the regions great expectations. The Germany Region largest of the live dodos regions was sent 681 computers in the 1982-83 school year another 144 came in the following year and 287 were sent in 1985-86. The 1,012 computers were somehow supposed to Mee the classroom needs of More than 86.000 students in 26 High schools 90 elementary schools to elementary Fugh schools and eight ele Mcnary Junior High schools the combined requests by the regions would have translated into one computer for every five students by 1990. But Dodds proposal never approached a one to five ratio. Dennis Bybee who has handled Many of the details students operate computers in the lab at the Wiesbaden High school. Concerning procurement of computers since 1982. Said Dodds request was based on a study thai examined every possible place where computers could go and or whal  Bybee headed Dodds computer curriculum in the mid Sis and is now in charge of the management information systems Branch. He still serves As the local Point for classroom purchases of computers Tor Odds. Congressional budget approval Lor computers never approached he proposed ratio. Based on 1985 figures a stiff pending procurement would bring Dodds students above the National average Wilh one computer for every 40 students. But unless additional wednesday. Decembers 1986 machines arrive Dodds ranks