First exposure to computers
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
February 15, 2008 1:07am CST
When was the first time you learned about the magical world of computers? I learned what a computer was when I was 14 years old. I took a summer school course on the IBM Personal Computer at a place called Bellerman Prep. The year was 1982, back in the relative days of the dinosaurs. We thought Pac Man was Hot Stuff.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC
5 responses
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
15 Feb 08
I think that was also the same age I was first properly introduced in a computer, it was also an IBM but I don't know what it was really called..
I was in high school that time, we have handouts to learn how to open and operate the computer. But unfortunately, I hadn't had another opportunity after that.
But when we got our own PC here in the house, I did my best to self-educate and learn the basic operations and it's components..
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Feb 08
What kind of PC did you get installed in the house? Was it the kind that had a CD Rom or was it older?
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
18 Feb 08
When I first saw the CD Rom I thought they were wicked cool!
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Feb 08
When was this? And on what kind of computer were you cutting your cyber teeth?
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Feb 08
I hope your father was too mad!
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I thought that $900 was a lot to pay for a computer in 1997. That's what I spent for my first machine from Walmart. I take it your initiation machine was more expensive?
@loudhummer14 (535)
• Philippines
15 Feb 08
i was also 14 when i was first introduced to a computer or -- the computer was introduced to me. i was i think in my 1st year high school. and it was still running on wysiwg..
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@necromancer_glene (51)
• United States
15 Feb 08
I was probably nine years old or younger when i first use a computer. Im not sure but I guess it was my brother who taught me. And the very first thing i hooked on it was because of a game. Still now, Im very much in to computers especially on the net.
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