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The Commodore 64
In the summer of 1982 my dad brought home a personal computer. The Commodore 64! I was entranced immediately. Not only did it have games, but I was able to do simple coding. I would spend hours painstakingly typing code, that if put in correctly rewarded me with five seconds of floating balloons across the screen. I thought that computer was the best thing ever! I was 9 years old.
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College Days
In September 1991, I headed off to College. I was from a very small town in Pennsylvania and our high school didn't have many computers. It was with great delight that I discovered the computers at the campus library. The internet was rudimentary, but at the time I thought it was amazing! So much information was available to me.
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Massive Multiplayer Online Games
In the spring of 2001, my brother (a fellow geek) introduced me to World of Warcraft. The idea of being able to play a game with other people from anywhere on the planet was exciting! I still play MMOs today.
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The Accident
On December 9th of 2003, I was in a bad car accident. What does this have to do with the internet you ask? There I was, lying on a gurney with a cracked noggin and I kept asking the nurses to call my husband (now ex) because I wanted him there. Hours later he finally showed up at the hospital. We had dial up, of course, and he had been pursuing the internet keeping the phone line busy. Ever since then, when I hear those annoying dial up tones, my head aches.
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Back to School
When I was young and in my 20s, I thought I knew what I was doing with my life. Of course I had no clue. I went to college but didn't finish. In September of 2013 I went back to school and was able to take all my classes online while I worked. I obtained my Bachelors Degree May 2015. More then anything else, I am so grateful I had the internet to do this. As a single mom I couldn't have attended classes and worked.
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