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Many people use computers
for work or home organisation. But for others, computing is an
exciting, stimulating and absorbing way of using free
time.
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Opportunities range from playing
computer games and joining in Internet chat lines to downloading new music
or composing your own
pieces.
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Learning about computers
and how to make or use them can be an interest in its own
right.
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Equally computing can be
an activity linked to some other specific free time interest,
especially with increasingly easy access to the resources of the
Internet.
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British Computer Society www.bcs.org.uk/
01793 417417
Personal Computer Association 01763 262987
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Computeractive
PC Basics
PC Format
PC Home (CD)
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Find a local computer group
or club (see organisations above).
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Take a class or course at your local
adult education centre.
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Consult books or magazines
on different types of computers and software and/or search the
Internet.
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Check in your local library/paper
or education centre for more information.
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Skills and people
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Anyone, whatever their age or sex, can learn how to use a computer, and
there is always something new to try out or investigate.
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Computing can easily be done at home on your own. But it doesn't
have to be a solitary activity and many people enjoy
the stimulus and social contact of belonging to a group of some kind.
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This
can be a local group of computer enthusiasts, or one linked by Internet or
other contacts.
Equipment or clothing
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You obviously need to have access to a computer of some kind. If
you are a student or belong to a group, it may be possible to use the
computers the organisation provides.
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There is a very large range of
specialised software that you can acquire and/or use.
A place or facilities
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No special facilities are needed other than some place to keep and use
the machine.
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Groups usually meet in a local school or college, or sometimes at members'
homes, or via the Internet.
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