Technology Through My Life

  • 1st Computer

    1st Computer

    I used an Apple computer in elementary school. I remember playing Oregon Trial, Dr. Quinn, and some game with a bouncing ball. When I heard "floppy disc" I still think the huge floppy disk.
  • VHS and VHS player

    VHS and VHS player

    When I was in Jr. High my parent purchased a tv. We would go to Blockbuster to rent a VHS player and movies on VHS. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
  • Tape Player Boombox

    Tape Player Boombox

    I got a little boombox tape player. My friends and I would record music off the radio to create our own mix tapes.
  • calculator

    calculator

    I had to purchase a TI-82 for my math class. I used this calculator throughout all of my education, college included. Best $100 ever spent. I still have it.
  • CD Walkman

    CD Walkman

    I bought a cd walkman when I was in HS. I would put in in my backpack and listen to music walking around school.
  • Disk

    Disk

    I started using a floppy disk like this in high school. I continued to use it when I started college. I remember that they filled up pretty fast, so I had to have several.
  • 1st Cell Phone

    1st Cell Phone

    I purchased my first cell phone my senior year of high school. I had to pay for it myself. It was the coolest thing ever!
  • Thumb Drive

    Thumb Drive

    I started to use a thumb drive my 1st year of college. It was so much easier to use than a floppy disk. I would lose my thumb drive a lot or forget that it was still plugged into the back of my computer.
  • Laptop

    Laptop

    I purchased a used 2003 laptop from my friend, so that I could do my homework while I was working graveyards. It was super heavy and slow, but it got the job done.
  • Current Cellphone

    Current Cellphone

    I had to purchase a new cellphone in 2019 because I slammed my phone in my car door and it was no longer useable. I decided to get the newly released Galaxy Note 10+. This phone has so much power and has a great battery life. It's like a mini computer.