> Some of us were introduced to computers in our teens, so there was prior experience of not having a computer for that wow to hit.
The effect is similar for those of us whose exposure was earlier, but similarly devoid of computers prior.
In my case it was a 1996 Mac tower w/internal 28k modem, at which point I was seven. It was not only the first computer of any sort in the house (no game consoles either) but also our first CD player. Up until then, the extent of tech for me was a late 80s Sharp VCR and an even older faux wood console Zenith TV hooked up to a roof antenna (no cable). Anything beyond that existed only in TV commercials and movies.
It was such a huge shift that it’s difficult to articulate. It sparked a lifelong obsession.
The effect is similar for those of us whose exposure was earlier, but similarly devoid of computers prior.
In my case it was a 1996 Mac tower w/internal 28k modem, at which point I was seven. It was not only the first computer of any sort in the house (no game consoles either) but also our first CD player. Up until then, the extent of tech for me was a late 80s Sharp VCR and an even older faux wood console Zenith TV hooked up to a roof antenna (no cable). Anything beyond that existed only in TV commercials and movies.
It was such a huge shift that it’s difficult to articulate. It sparked a lifelong obsession.