Half and Half

My first Comuter experice
My first memory of using a computer would have to be in the early days of school. I was in first grade and I was amazed when I stepped foot into the computer lab for the first time. I remember the humming noise all of the modems. The one thing that sticks in my head the most when we went to the computer lab to learn some typing skills is that no all kids were lucky enough to get a computer. Half the class had a computer to use but the other half had to use old fashion type writers. The school could not afford to replace all the type writers because of how expensive the new technology cost.I remember each student would have a very simple sentence that had to be copied. The computer add up how fast you were able to type and after a couple sections of copying it would display how many words per minuet you typed. I thought that was amazing technology for our time and had no idea how all this was possible.After we were done practicing our typing skills we were allowed to play a few games. The games that I enjoyed the most was Oregon Trail and Number munchers. Number munchers was my favorite game at the time because I loved math a that point of my life and it made doing math that much more fun.Computers have come along way since I was in first grade. But my first encounter with computers were also my first experience with a type writer. I had no idea that computers were going to be such a big part of our lifestyle. I am very fortunate to be able to have had the opportunity to experience both ways of communication and realize how lucky we are now and many of us take the luxury for granted.