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Current Entry: Computer Use
One of the defining features of Winter Camp is its early and continuous use of home computers in program planning and execution. Indeed, a decent history of personal computers may be written by examining the Winter Camp record. Winter Camp II was the first where a computer appeared, as Mike Osvath's Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I was tapped for service and for entertainment. That first year of Winter Camp programming saw a roster program and the Volkswagen Races game used at Casino Night. Several commercial programs also found their way from the cassette storage system to the machine's microprocessor. As home computers have evolved, Winter Camp has been quick to keep up with developing technologies -- progress is recorded in the following charts.