We didn't have cable until I was a teen and at first there was no remote control. No such thing as channel surfing.
I took a programming class in '89 but I hated it and learned nothing. I used my Mom's computer to write my college papers but this was pre-Windows so it was all DOS. I lost an entire paper one year. Fortunately my professor was understanding, gave me an incomplete, I just had to get the paper in by end of the next semester. But when I got a job in '95 that required computer knowledge and I had access to the Internet I was hooked right away. I've always been so glad I learned to type-it has served me well.
I had a Merlin too and Atari. I was never particularly good at video games though and my little brother would kick my ass. That's not fun.
