Technology of Computers in My Personal Life by Rebecca Dobner

Speak and Spell - Early 1980's

1984

Speak and Spell was made by Texas Instrument.

1986 APPLE II Computer

1986

We used the APPLE II computer at school to play games like Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?

1986 - IBM Personal Computer and Dot Matrix Printer

1986

My grandparents got the first personal computer in the neighborhood including a dot matrix printer

Early 1990's first internet dial up with AOL

1990

We got a new computer with internet connection through AOL.

1994 - Software Programs like Lotus 123

1994

In highschool I learned about software programs such as Word, Lotus 123, and Excel

1996 -1998 : Pager and First Cell phone

1996

I got my first pager while in Highschool and then a brick Motorola cell phone in 1998

2007 - Sony Vaio Laptop

2007

This was my first laptop which was purchased by the company I worked for at the time. I was now a remote employee.

2009 - First Smartphone a Blackberry 2 Storm

2009

I had been working from home or remote for 2 years when I finally broke down and got a smartphone.

2015 - first iphone

2015

I finally had the opportunity through my job to have an iPhone.

2020 - my first Android phone

2020

In January of this year my husband talked me into getting an Android phone.