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Originally Posted by Ryvyan
I remember going to computer lessons when I was 10, learning typing and Microsoft Office programs.
I remember using MS Dos on my aunt's computer and playing solitaire. I remember my first computer - a Windows 3.0.
I remember dial-up and exceeding the number of hours allocated.
I remember Altavista chats.
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I remember my 1st computer as well. It was a TRS-80 (color). No CD-rom, no hard drive, no modem, dot matrix printer, programs were saved to audio tape drive, and the total memory was 16k. Later when I got a more modern computer I was on dial up. The connection would always drop suddenly (usually while trying to download a file of some sort). I don't recall Altavista but I do remember egroups (they were absorbed by Yahoo Groups and I lost my username because someone else had the same one through yahoo). I also remember WebTV. I used it for a time between the TRS-80 and my newer computer (a 486 built when the 1st Pres. Bush was in office). It was a huge step up for me at the time though I've gone way beyond that now days.
I remember turning on the TV (to use my WebTV) and seeing a plane hitting a building. I thought to myself "I wonder what foreign city that's happening in" only to find out that it was New York City. It was just a little after 8am on 9/11/2001.