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I arrive. Yes, I was born in a hospital.
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My school sets up the new computer lab in the school. We are the proud owners of new Apple IIc/e computers, but have limited access. We begin to learn BASIC language so that we can learn how to program the computers to do basic tasks. My first program, HELLO. Then I learn how to make lines and have them move across the screen randomly.
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I went to a friends house to play the game, it was a Christmas present he received. The players would disappear and the images were low-res blocks. But as a 2 dimensional games it had future possibilities written all over it. Many days were spent playing this, but the weather that year was bad so not really a loss. (Snowstorm of the decade happened and we were glad we had electric in order to play inside.)
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Army job was Tactical Satellite Operator. The technology was new to me, using satellites in orbit above the earth to communicate to other locations during military operations. I Joined the Army straight out of school, and stayed in this job for 7.5 years.
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While Compact Disc players were out for a couple of years I finally was able to buy my first CD player and my own music. I chose Whitesnake (Is This Love). Big hair bands were the best and in concert in Germany.
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Communications was evolving in the Army. Digital (1's and 0's) was used for combining multiple phone lines into one stream of data. Similar to 16-bit or 32-bit transmission but it was also encrypted so it could not be intercepted. We were able to transmit VOIP, teletype, computers, and other types of communications devices over our systems.
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I finally graduated with an Associates in Electronic Technologies. After using the technology for 8 years in the military, I thought it would be great to learn more about how it works and how I could fix the tech boards if they went bad. Learned a bunch that I never used, but some did come in handy at a later job.
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Start working as an Electronics Technician Leader to produce high power DC generators used to produce microchips, and Rapid Pulse Generators (RPG) used to produce compact discs and other uses.
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While we are used to the internet being widely available now, it was not always that way. Dial-up internet was finally reaching areas outside of large cities in NY. It was slow but it was something new and exciting. Learning how to use search engines was a new thing, now people don't even think about how far we have come in 18 years.
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I can actually admit I was a holdout on purchasing an iPhone. I never used an Apple device before, so this was a large step for me. I was told to get with the times by my own kids, so the pressure was on me to change from android to Apple.
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Upshur County is going full tilt on using Apple products in the classroom for teachers and students. Learning a new way of teaching with new equipment. Apple TV in my classroom, MacBook Air, and an iPad all of which I have never used in my personal life are now part of my professional career.
