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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Take a look at these kids' reactions to old computers. What is your earliest memory of a digital world? Was it a toy? A music player? A computer? Describe the device and how it shaped your life.
my earliest memory of the digital world is when I received my first laptop in middle school. I received a Gateway laptop. We were able to use them for school projects. It was a huge silver/ slash grey laptop with a shiny box logo on top. Another first digital device that I remember was my very first ipod. The laptop was great because I first become comfortable with it and I loved to play Icy Tower and Happy Land on it. I also loved using pain and playing the pinball game and mindsweeper.
Our generation was on the cusp of old school and an extremely integrated digital world. My earliest memory of the computer was using AOL Dial Up. We had a big old school machine, like the ones seen in the video above. For some reason I was really fascinated by the concept of email, but I had nobody to correspond with in elementary school. I would email my aunt and my pop pop descriptions of my day in excruciating detail. Aside from that I would instant message my friends on my block, and my pop pop. My pop pop loved playing the game Slingo, and he spent the majority of his time online. However, when my mom wanted to call my nanny, the phone call wouldn't go through when someone was on the internet. I would have to instant message my pop pop to get offline, because my mom was trying to make a call. The only other thing I did on the computer at this age was play Rollercoaster Tycoon and Sims on CD ROM. It shaped my life, because we were always connected from that point on. The computer served as a constant form of entertainment on snow days or when I had to be inside once it got dark out. From that point on, I was always able to contact my friends in an instant. I think in some parts being so connected made us unconnected. This is not necessarily the case for my generation, but it seems to be a growing problem in people our age, and especially in kids younger.
My earliest memory of a digital world is my first mp3 that my parents gave me probably when I was 13 years old. I remember that I had to download the music with a program on your computer so you were able to add music to the mp3. I also remember my first phone where you had to press buttons and you could not even have Internet on it. The games that we were able to play were for example snake and it did not even have colors. The phone could fall down and it would not break, which is a big different than what is going on nowadays. Honestly, at that moment those devices changed our lives and they were the innovative technology, so it was the “new thing” and we all liked it and enjoyed it. However, that has changed now and what was innovative before, now it too old and too complicated. Technology develops every second, every day and every year, and we are yet to see its capability.
My earliest memories of the digital world revolve around computer games,TV, and music. My Mom is always interested and has always been interested in the newest technologies, so growing up we were always a Mac home and even had the first iPod. I remember my sister arguing with my parents on Christmas because she had asked for an mp3 player, but she got an iPod and had no idea what it was. Overall the digital device that I remember most was a big, blue mac computer that I would play Snood on and talk to friends on iChat. The internet was always slow and access was only granted as long as all my chores were done and I was well behaved. Today, kids see this access to the digital world as a right, not a privilege. It was more of a fun, extra thing I got to participate in a few times a week, rather than something I expected to be a part of every day.
My oldest memory of a digital world has to be in between learning to use my very old desktop computer that my parents used to have and playing Nintendo 64. I used the computer and the N64 to play games anyways so I found the same use for both which was to entertain myself. The device shaped my life in the way that it made me be interested in the digital world to an extent and at some point it became a huge part of my life and maybe the main reason why I hated going outside since I could have more fun inside.
The earliest memory I have of the digital world is of my family computer. It was a giant monitor along with another box that was the actual computer. I would always play cd rom games on it and watch my parents open email or things of that nature. The computer games I remember playing were ones very simple. They did not have many features. One thing I remember is my grandfather teaching me how to play the solitaire games on the computer, like the ones that were already on it. When we had to turn the computer off it would take forever and was really loud and made unusual noises. The learning games I would play would come on a CD-ROM. These games allowed me to interact in a new way and as well as being in front of a digital world. This has shaped my life by showing me a new way of life. Being on the computer is a way of life now and I think because I was always on it as a kid I was able to be self-sufficient when it comes to computers. I am always helping my parents and grand parents figure things on today’s computers out. So being able to play games as a little kid and growing up doing so has really helped my understanding of computers now and just the fact that computers especially laptops are what I go to for entertainment a lot of the time. -Jules
My earliest memory of the digital world was when my mom brought home a computer when I was first grade but I remember barely using it for the first couple of years because my mom had to watch me every time I used it. My dad just started using the computer a few years ago which makes me laugh to even think about because he never gave it a shot at first and now he's online everyday looking at random things on Ebay.
I remember my mom bringing the computer home in 2001 but my next memory of the computer was later that year when the attacks happened on September 11,2001. I remember that day so clearly. For some reason as soon as my dad picked me up from school, I got home and immediately turned on the computer so it could start up (it took like 5 minutes for my computer to start up) and I have no idea why because after I turned on the computer I watched the TV with my dad to see the horrific attacks.
The computer shaped my life because you can do anything on it. You can talk to your best friends on social media, play different computer games, read the news and in some cases even live Tv. I would never say the computer shaped the person I am today but I will say it played a huge part in helping me look for things that made me the person I am today.
My earliest memory of the digital world was playing CD Rom games with my brother on our Gateway computer. I was born in 1996, so by the early 2000s computers were much more advanced than in this video, but still have come a long way since. I also remember around the same time not being able to use the internet while my Mom was on the telephone with the dial-up internet. The games we used to play were stored in a massive Gateway storage folder for hundreds of CDs. We played games such as The Oregon Trail and Tonka Construction. We are digital natives, my brother and I. We have never lived without computers and the internet. Technology has certainly advanced since we were born in the '90s, but we grew with it which has certainly shaped my development. For one, I'm certainly a more impatient person than I probably could have been when my Mom and Dad grew up in the 60s and 70s. They had to use encyclopedias in the hard copy format, typewriters and in their early adult life they had car phones. I've certainly had the luxury of a more immediate generation with the internet, computers and smartphones.
My earliest memory of a digital world was a computer. It was an Apple Macintosh from the early 1990's which looked similar to the computer seen in the video. One of my earliest experiences with it was playing games. From early childhood, I grew up with the idea of a computer in the house and was able to learn how to use it at a young age. -Savanna Blackerby
My earliest memory of technology was actually an old computer I when I was four years old, though it certainly was not as old as the one in this video. It was from the late 90s. It didn't have internet access, but I played many cd-rom computer games on it. They were basic games meant for children, but they were my first video games, which overall made a huge impact on my life in that I still love a variety of video games today.
My earliest memory of the digital world was a Nintendo 64 at my grandparents’ house. They got one for all the grandkids to play when we all visited. My favorite game was Mario Kart. There where only two controllers, so we also fought about who’s turn it was to play. Finally we came up with a system of if you were the winner you kept your control and the loser had to give their controller away. There were other games besides Mario Kart, but I never played them; it didn’t interest me. Whenever the Nintendo 64 games were not responding we would blow on them, because we magically thought that, that is how you fix them.
My grandparents have also had every form of computer possible. The first one I remember was a desktop, that didn’t have Internet, Microsoft, or any other programs that I am familiar with now. It did however have a piano game on it, and I use to love using the computer for that reason.
I think being able to experience these older versions of computers and games have made me appreciate technology. I couldn’t imagine not having my smart phone beside me at all times, it was become like a sense of comfort.
My very first memory of digital world is about my family second television. It was basically a big color-screen television. It was very big and grey. It looked like a cube, 15 inch each edge with a curved screen. Even though it was big, it was not clear and sometimes blurred. Every time the signal got bad, there would be many gray rays on the screen. My dad even had to hit on the top to make it back to normal screen. It is my first memory of technology which showed me a lot of interesting shows for children. It was the only technology appearance and entertainment device I knew at that time, and I. My family watched news and film together every dinner, so it definitely important at that time for me.
my earliest memory of the digital world is when I received my first laptop in middle school. I received a Gateway laptop. We were able to use them for school projects. It was a huge silver/ slash grey laptop with a shiny box logo on top. Another first digital device that I remember was my very first ipod. The laptop was great because I first become comfortable with it and I loved to play Icy Tower and Happy Land on it. I also loved using pain and playing the pinball game and mindsweeper.
ReplyDeleteOur generation was on the cusp of old school and an extremely integrated digital world. My earliest memory of the computer was using AOL Dial Up. We had a big old school machine, like the ones seen in the video above. For some reason I was really fascinated by the concept of email, but I had nobody to correspond with in elementary school. I would email my aunt and my pop pop descriptions of my day in excruciating detail. Aside from that I would instant message my friends on my block, and my pop pop.
ReplyDeleteMy pop pop loved playing the game Slingo, and he spent the majority of his time online. However, when my mom wanted to call my nanny, the phone call wouldn't go through when someone was on the internet. I would have to instant message my pop pop to get offline, because my mom was trying to make a call.
The only other thing I did on the computer at this age was play Rollercoaster Tycoon and Sims on CD ROM.
It shaped my life, because we were always connected from that point on. The computer served as a constant form of entertainment on snow days or when I had to be inside once it got dark out. From that point on, I was always able to contact my friends in an instant. I think in some parts being so connected made us unconnected. This is not necessarily the case for my generation, but it seems to be a growing problem in people our age, and especially in kids younger.
My earliest memory of a digital world is my first mp3 that my parents gave me probably when I was 13 years old. I remember that I had to download the music with a program on your computer so you were able to add music to the mp3. I also remember my first phone where you had to press buttons and you could not even have Internet on it. The games that we were able to play were for example snake and it did not even have colors. The phone could fall down and it would not break, which is a big different than what is going on nowadays. Honestly, at that moment those devices changed our lives and they were the innovative technology, so it was the “new thing” and we all liked it and enjoyed it. However, that has changed now and what was innovative before, now it too old and too complicated. Technology develops every second, every day and every year, and we are yet to see its capability.
ReplyDeleteMy earliest memories of the digital world revolve around computer games,TV, and music. My Mom is always interested and has always been interested in the newest technologies, so growing up we were always a Mac home and even had the first iPod. I remember my sister arguing with my parents on Christmas because she had asked for an mp3 player, but she got an iPod and had no idea what it was. Overall the digital device that I remember most was a big, blue mac computer that I would play Snood on and talk to friends on iChat. The internet was always slow and access was only granted as long as all my chores were done and I was well behaved. Today, kids see this access to the digital world as a right, not a privilege. It was more of a fun, extra thing I got to participate in a few times a week, rather than something I expected to be a part of every day.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest memory of a digital world has to be in between learning to use my very old desktop computer that my parents used to have and playing Nintendo 64. I used the computer and the N64 to play games anyways so I found the same use for both which was to entertain myself. The device shaped my life in the way that it made me be interested in the digital world to an extent and at some point it became a huge part of my life and maybe the main reason why I hated going outside since I could have more fun inside.
ReplyDeleteThe earliest memory I have of the digital world is of my family computer. It was a giant monitor along with another box that was the actual computer. I would always play cd rom games on it and watch my parents open email or things of that nature. The computer games I remember playing were ones very simple. They did not have many features. One thing I remember is my grandfather teaching me how to play the solitaire games on the computer, like the ones that were already on it. When we had to turn the computer off it would take forever and was really loud and made unusual noises. The learning games I would play would come on a CD-ROM. These games allowed me to interact in a new way and as well as being in front of a digital world. This has shaped my life by showing me a new way of life. Being on the computer is a way of life now and I think because I was always on it as a kid I was able to be self-sufficient when it comes to computers. I am always helping my parents and grand parents figure things on today’s computers out. So being able to play games as a little kid and growing up doing so has really helped my understanding of computers now and just the fact that computers especially laptops are what I go to for entertainment a lot of the time.
ReplyDelete-Jules
My earliest memory of the digital world was when my mom brought home a computer when I was first grade but I remember barely using it for the first couple of years because my mom had to watch me every time I used it. My dad just started using the computer a few years ago which makes me laugh to even think about because he never gave it a shot at first and now he's online everyday looking at random things on Ebay.
ReplyDeleteI remember my mom bringing the computer home in 2001 but my next memory of the computer was later that year when the attacks happened on September 11,2001. I remember that day so clearly. For some reason as soon as my dad picked me up from school, I got home and immediately turned on the computer so it could start up (it took like 5 minutes for my computer to start up) and I have no idea why because after I turned on the computer I watched the TV with my dad to see the horrific attacks.
The computer shaped my life because you can do anything on it. You can talk to your best friends on social media, play different computer games, read the news and in some cases even live Tv. I would never say the computer shaped the person I am today but I will say it played a huge part in helping me look for things that made me the person I am today.
My earliest memory of the digital world was playing CD Rom games with my brother on our Gateway computer. I was born in 1996, so by the early 2000s computers were much more advanced than in this video, but still have come a long way since. I also remember around the same time not being able to use the internet while my Mom was on the telephone with the dial-up internet. The games we used to play were stored in a massive Gateway storage folder for hundreds of CDs. We played games such as The Oregon Trail and Tonka Construction. We are digital natives, my brother and I. We have never lived without computers and the internet. Technology has certainly advanced since we were born in the '90s, but we grew with it which has certainly shaped my development. For one, I'm certainly a more impatient person than I probably could have been when my Mom and Dad grew up in the 60s and 70s. They had to use encyclopedias in the hard copy format, typewriters and in their early adult life they had car phones. I've certainly had the luxury of a more immediate generation with the internet, computers and smartphones.
ReplyDeleteMy earliest memory of a digital world was a computer. It was an Apple Macintosh from the early 1990's which looked similar to the computer seen in the video. One of my earliest experiences with it was playing games. From early childhood, I grew up with the idea of a computer in the house and was able to learn how to use it at a young age.
ReplyDelete-Savanna Blackerby
My earliest memory of technology was actually an old computer I when I was four years old, though it certainly was not as old as the one in this video. It was from the late 90s. It didn't have internet access, but I played many cd-rom computer games on it. They were basic games meant for children, but they were my first video games, which overall made a huge impact on my life in that I still love a variety of video games today.
ReplyDeleteMy earliest memory of the digital world was a Nintendo 64 at my grandparents’ house. They got one for all the grandkids to play when we all visited. My favorite game was Mario Kart. There where only two controllers, so we also fought about who’s turn it was to play. Finally we came up with a system of if you were the winner you kept your control and the loser had to give their controller away. There were other games besides Mario Kart, but I never played them; it didn’t interest me. Whenever the Nintendo 64 games were not responding we would blow on them, because we magically thought that, that is how you fix them.
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents have also had every form of computer possible. The first one I remember was a desktop, that didn’t have Internet, Microsoft, or any other programs that I am familiar with now. It did however have a piano game on it, and I use to love using the computer for that reason.
I think being able to experience these older versions of computers and games have made me appreciate technology. I couldn’t imagine not having my smart phone beside me at all times, it was become like a sense of comfort.
My very first memory of digital world is about my family second television. It was basically a big color-screen television. It was very big and grey. It looked like a cube, 15 inch each edge with a curved screen. Even though it was big, it was not clear and sometimes blurred. Every time the signal got bad, there would be many gray rays on the screen. My dad even had to hit on the top to make it back to normal screen.
ReplyDeleteIt is my first memory of technology which showed me a lot of interesting shows for children. It was the only technology appearance and entertainment device I knew at that time, and I. My family watched news and film together every dinner, so it definitely important at that time for me.