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My very first computer was an Adam Coleco that loaded it’s operating system off a cassette.  The cassette never fit right in the slot or the door didn’t close tight enough. So, it was great aggravation to get it to just start-up.  I think it even played games. Oh yes, I remember it had a part that plug into the other part that made up the core of the computer and had two game controls. Don’t remember what the games were that I had for it.

If my memory serves me right, it’s the computer that ran DOS (disk operating system) that I used for my High School Senior computer class.  Otherwise, it was my next compute the Apple IIgs that was suppose to be great for graphics. It was even signed by (I think) Woz, something like that spelling. However, back then memory cost a lot and the programs needed more than what the basic computer came with making it an aggravation to get enough memory to run the programs think we went back to the store like 3 times increasing memory just to get the thing to run. We finally got enough memory to run the current programs I had gotten.  I did get fed up with it and it lost it’s charm after all that fuss.  Don’t remember much else about that Apple, except it had a little mouse learning program where you drive a car and I had my mom try it.

Don’t remember much about the High School computer class except I loved it and my teacher said I was the only one in the class who thought to put a code line that had it read when screen full pause and say press a key to continue.  Now you must remember this is years ago and the program was say to give you all your contacts.  However, it ran it in a list mode contact after contact, line by line and this assignment had hundreds of lines that ran. So, I just thought this is dumb I can’t read the list if it prints every line and scrolls to the end without stopping. So, I programmed an if screen full then pause and instruct them to press a key when ready to see next screen full. Just made logic to me… This was my first introduction to the computer programming world.

Did you learn in school or on your own how to use a computer?