It's funny that our post is about our computer history. Earlier this week, I was telling my students about our very first family computer. It was 1995 and my dad finally broke down and bought a computer after a LONG time of convincing. The computer was a Gateway, I can't remember what model, but I do remember it was white, with a VERY large monitor. After we got the computer, all I wanted to do was play "Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego." A few years after we got the computer, my parents decided to get the Internet. Due to the fact that we lived in the country, all we could get was dial-up. I thought it was so cool listening to the dial tone as the computer tried to connect to the Internet. A neighbor came over and taught us how to navigate and even set me up with my own e-mail account.
We had the Gateway for a long time. My dad decided to get a Dell when the Gateway just wouldn't run anymore. When I went away to college, I convinced my parents to get something better than dial-up. It still wasn't DSL, but it was MUCH better than dial-up. For college I got a Dell myself, that my grandma bought me as a graduation present. I LOVED that computer. It wasn't until my sophomore year that I decided to get a Compaq laptop. At the time, I was a nanny and it was easier for my to bring my laptop with me to work on homework, than to constantly be switching between flash drives.
Last year, after my Compaq stopped charging the battery and would barely connect to the Internet, I got an HP Laptop. It definitely it was my favorite computer that I've ever owned.
Besides having personal computers, I'm a Business Education teacher, so I use computers ALL DAY long and teach others how to use them. My lab is a PC lab, but our school uses all Mac's. It has taken me some time, but I'm definitely getting used to the Mac. I still prefer to teach from the PC, but the Mac is growing on me for personal use.
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