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I never really was into computers until one day before I started
fifth grade when our first computer came, a Gateway P5133. I
thought it was the coolest. I can still remember the first day - I
had no idea what I was doing, so I went around and started clicking
some buttons. Before I knew it, I was playing Tetris or something
like it on my new computer. We didn't even have a computer desk
yet, but I was hooked from day one.
Unfortunately, I was on the wrong side of the fence.
At school, we used many Macs - Performa 580s and the like and a few
PowerPCs. It was a relatively new school, and, of course,
relatively new Macs. I thought they were cool and all, but I never
really knew what they could do, so I hated them. This could be
attributed to my naive attitude at the time or because of the fact
that At Ease with Panels and Folders blocked out all but the
essentials of the programs.
But then I met Mr. Steve Duncan, the school's computer
administrator, and he showed me what a Mac was really made of. Day
after day in class, we would argue about how much better the PC was
than the "crappy" Mac - how naive and dumb I was in those days. I
slowly became more accustomed to the Mac's way of thinking, and
when I would get home and spend hours (or so it would seem) on my
family's PC, it just seemed like this "newer" thing made no sense
compared to the more cool Macs at school, so I knew it was time for
a change.
My Grandpa's friend, Dr. Adler, a big Mac man himself, was able
to give me an SE/30 he had used
for years at the Pharmacology Department of Temple University here
in Pennsylvania. As soon as I turned it on, I was converted into a
pure Mac user. The next day I went into school and proclaimed my
newfound love for the Mac to Mr. Duncan, and I will never look
back.
In the end, all it took was one little black and white Mac, some
inspiration from a few good teachers, and my Grandpa to get me to
get into the world of Macs.
