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Cable television was still popular, there was still music on MTV, no one in my family owned a mobile phone.
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Technological advances of the last 3 decades
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When I was 4 I encountered my first gaming console in the form of a Playstation 2. My uncles, teenagers at the time, showed me how to play Frogger and Tekken, (https://www.welshgaming.co.uk/the-sony-playstation-a-history-of-software/)
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Windows 98 came into my life by way of a Dell or Gateway computer. At first I used the paint feature to create digital artwork, but gradually I taught myself how to play The Sims. (https://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/no-violence-necessary-the-case-for-the-sims-as-a-role-playing-g/)
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As a witness to the rise and fall of Napster, I became very versed in the many ways to download and upload music. Often I would simply rip files from CDs and burn them to discs for a nice mix.
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I received my first cell phone when I was 14. I could only use it on nights and weekends when minutes were free.
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It began with the walkman, then the mp3 player, but it ended with the ipod. From there, manufacturers began combining your mp3 player with your phone, making "smart phones." I received my first smart phone at 16, with my first iphone in 2009 (https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/orange-confirms-iphone-launch-and-pricing-plans-2307)
