Removing Obstacles to Get Iowans Computing There is renewed interest in teaching Iowans computer skills. Two key things are necessary to make meaningful progress. Iowa must reward workers and citizens who have computational skills. Iowans need computational resources to be freely available. We can learn from the success of Dartmouth College in the 1960's. Two key things were developed to foster public computer use. A simple language called BASIC allowed an easy entry point. Just as important was the implementation of computer time sharing. Long jobs were briefly interrupted to slip in hundreds of small jobs. Students had a good expectation of seeing timely results. Over a wide geographic area, high school students were introduced to computing. Learned skills, to be worthwhile and lasting, must be followed with long term opportunities to freely use them. Knowing that the computing platform does not go away the day the class ends is key to sustain learners. We must insure continued access and learning.