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I didn't get my first calculator until middle school, and it could only perform simple calculations. It couldn't plot function curves like today's graphing calculators. My teachers didn't allow us to use calculators. He considered it cheating. -
In my eighth-grade year, we had a computer class, but we didn't have any computers. Our teacher tried to teach us programming from a book, and all of our assignments were done on paper. I remember seeing words like "if" and "or", but I don't remember anything else. -
Our school had a computer lab with over 20 desktop computers. I really disliked those big machines, because it took forever for them to boot up every time. Plus, the screen was just a black interface, and since my English wasn't very good, I had no idea what the words on it meant. There was a boy in our class who knew how to use Windows. He could pull up the Windows window from the DOS system, and we all thought he was a genius. -
We learned the BASIC programming language in school's computer lab. We were allowed to use the computers only once a week, so I quickly forgot everything I learned. we didn't have internet at that time. -
I learned how to type in high school. Since I couldn't afford a computer, I bought a secondhand typewriter and practiced on it everyday. My teachers didn't have any specific requirements for our typing speed, as long as we moved past the "hunt and peck" method. -
Our university had a computer lab, but we needed to pay for our computer time there. We also had computer classes. I learned to use Word for writing papers and Excel for making spreadsheets. We had the internet, but the speed was incredible slow. -
I took an elective class called PowerPoint, and it was really useful. I still create all kinds of presentations to this day. -
I interned at a newspaper and a TV station as part of my coursework. That was when I got my first cellphone. It was not a smart phone, just one for calls and texts. I was incredibly excited, because it meant I could find anyone I needed to contact at any time. -
I learned how to use internet and sent emails from one of my friends. Our school had a campus network and a forum, and students would often chat online there. The computer lab became highly sought-after, and students had to wait in long lines for a chance to use a computer. -
The first time I ever touched a laptop was when my roommate got one. It was a big, heavy, and incredibly expensive machine. At that time, the price of just 12 of those laptops was enough to buy a small apartment in China, so we all thought anyone who owned a laptop was either extremely wealthy or completely crazy. We would often gather together to watch VCDs or see her play basic games on this IBM laptop.