Learning by Using![]() My Computer "History"
My first introduction to computers was in 1977, at High School. That computer was a time-sharing jobbie, and the language that machine understood was so arcane that I couldn't gather too much interest in it...but, it was a foundation, of sorts. Between 1977 and 1996 (when I finally had my own computer to tinker with), numerous friends and acquaintances allowed me to 'play' on their computers, but, just long enough to play several games, usually shoot-em-ups and Role Playing Games (RPGs). One friend, Rich, had access to a Tandy (I think...), and, I'll never forget the several days I spent trying to keyboard then 'debug' a game into the thing...oops, onto it's cassette tape! I guess that's when the computing bug bit. Since March 1996, I've been trying to learn this computer, inside and out, when I've got the time.Now, I'm writing web pages and batch files, both of which are types of 'programming'. With these pages, I'm merging my HTML capabilities with this dissection of my Windows95 computer, and, I hope, providing a resource for people who want to learn a little more effortlessly than I did! ProblemsAs to hardware, I've 'popped-the-top' and boosted the RAM from 16MB to 48MB, and replaced the original 6x CD-ROM drive with a 12x. Not too much experience there, but, doing it right (getting the computer to work correctly, again...) is quite a boost in confidence!
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