My Grandfather was one of the first computer programmers at Nasa. I started learning about computers from him. the first computer programming language I learned was called Basic Basic. I started with a computer from Radio Shack that connected to a regular TV as a monitor. Space Invaders was my favorite game and was only available in the arcade. Pong was the only Computer game you could play at home. In any case, I wanted to program a Space Invaders game on my little computer so Icould play at home. I got about 3/4 of the way through before I gave up. I couldn't figure out how to make it fire and destroy the little space invaders. That was the first and last time I tried to do any computer programming.
I Kind of started out on the internet when it first became a public activity. I didn't use it for research or shopping like i do today. I used it for e-mail and chat rooms. They were the big thing back then and I used it as a way to keep in touch with my kids and other family member because making long distance calls was so expensive. Now I have a cell phone that lets me call anywhere I want for free getting me to type a message , or text one for that matter, is no small effort.
I set up my face book page when my brother called and talkred me into it. He was really into Facebook and doing the whole posting thing. I never really thought of it as something I wanted to do, and when he stopped doing facebook I quit logging in. If they have a web site that list the lamest Facebook pages on it, you will probably be able to find mine somewhere near the top of the list. Ironically now that social networking is used as an advertising method Tweeting and Blogging are things that I am more interested in.
I use the internet now for research, buying and selling, and online poker(for fun). I honestly believe you can find anything on the internet if you know how to look for it. I am a jewelry maker, and I buy alot of faceted stone online for a fraction of the price it would cost anywhere else. Before I buy art material I do research online for the best price and most reputable sources. It always saves me money. My website Everista.com will soon be up and running and will not only sell my art work but several other artists work as well. As for my online poker, I just broke 15 million in play money chips. When I am up I wish it were real, and when I am down a million I am glad it is not.
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