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It does not seem very long since I purchased my first personal computer, a Commodore64. The package came with a screen, a tape player, a five and a quarter inch disk drive, and a dot matrix printer. I still have the dozen or so texts that I subsequently purchased and read avidly on Commodore64 programming etc.
The quality of the end results from that printer were not as good as I could get with my Remington golf ball typewriter, but mistakes made were more easily fixed.
The Commodore was in perfect working order when I upgraded to my Amstrad computer and accessories and later to my Toshiba laptop. Compared to modern notebooks, that Toshiba weighed a tonne and had a hard to read blue screen, but I thought it was pretty cool at the time.
Haven't we come a long way technologically since the 1980's? I now have inexpensive flash drives about the size of my little finger which have more memory than all those early computers combined. And, my Remington golf ball typewriter ...! I purchased it for my business back in 1980 for $1,000. IBM's at the time were selling for $1,200. I was chuffed with my bargain. I even had several different golf balls included so I could easily change fonts.
That "bargain" is sitting up on a shelf in my shed along with several computers probably all still in perfect working order, but not being used. One day I may get around to getting rid of them ...!
Software, hardware and other costs associated with the WWW are getting less and less. Anyone can easily and inexpensively have a presence out there on th WWW with their own web site, whether that web site be a personal site, one regarding a hobby or passion, or for a club, class, school, business or whatever.
I would be happy to discuss options available, or refer anyone interested who would like to learn more to relevant web sites.
Happy computing
Regards
Ian McKenzie
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Hi
It's Ian McKenzie here.
Thanks for visiting our AADES.biz web site and our PPA blog site. Mel and I hope to get to know all of you through this blog site or via our email address info@AADES.biz or via the telephone before the conference in September. We are very pleased to be associated with AADES, as we firmly believe that Professional Performance Australia and its subsidiary International Education Symposiums have the products which will create WIN/WIN situations for us all.
Looking forward to getting to know you.
Regards
Ian |
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