Computer Memories

Computer Memories

I had contact with computers sometime in middle school which was around 1995. My homeroom class had a green screen computer and I remember playing frogger on it as well as other games. My favorite game was Organ Trail; I'm sure many people have fond memories of this game. I also remember the dusty fragile floppy disks and how our teacher stressed to be extremely careful with them. Every Friday was our computer day and since we only had two computers in the classroom, we would always argue over who's turn it was to play.

In high school around 1998, I remember a friend of mine; Brian Burch bought a brand new computer. His mother financed it for him and he paid her back by burning Cds of the latest music and selling them. At the time, copying cds was a phenomenon and at three dollars a pop, they were selling like hot cakes. Despite the fact that burning cds was illegal, it was the main reason why I wanted to buy a computer. With the invention of the Cd burner I began to be exposed to new music.

Since I grew up in an extremely religious household, I was not allowed to listen to music. However, I eventually saved enough money to buy a discman and a few Cds from Brian. With the acquisition of music my ways of thinking began to change. For the longest I felt out of touch with other classmates and now that I was listening to the newest music, I was able to socialize better with classmates. I listened to variety of music: The Beatles, Wu-Tang, Rage against the Machine, Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers.