I became computer friendly early on, I actually began with a "Commodore 64", no one reading this blog has ever heard of the 64. This computer, sold in KMart, had a hard drive that handled 64K of data, hard to believe, even though today it seems each tech product is outmoded by tomorrow's entry into the market.
64K, imagine, there's more capacity in the menu button on my tv remote control. today I'm surrounded by cyber in all shapes and sizes, but mostly by the cell world. I'd find it difficult to describe my first cell, which cost a fortune in the early 80's. It was a workout to lift it and hold to one's ear, it was a little larger than a brick but weighed more. There were virtually no cell towers, a call was more often than not handled by a LIVE OPERATOR.
During my traveling days, (by air), waiting for my outgoing flight to arrive at the gate , watching the passengers coming off the plane, I'd count how many cell phones I saw being used. the count was usually 6 or 7. Today every passenger has it to their ear as soon as the plane lands.
With today's cell world just about taking over the computer, believe me, it's happening and happened, communication has become weird...i no longer talk to family, I text with them, or at least I respond to their texts. A parent will soon update the old scolding of their child, ("how come you don't call anymore"), by saying; "how come you don't text me anymore?"
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