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Our household has owned every gaming system available. It all started with the Atari and the original Nintendo.
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Starting kindergarten in 1989, each classroom had a few IBM computers. Most of us had never seen a computer before. Only one student, Sarah, knew anything about computers and had to teach the rest of us, even the teacher!
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My parents being children of the 70s, they collected an extensive record collection and we always had a record player around the house. So, when they broke down and bought a CD player it was a huge deal! Our first CD, which my sister and I had to agree on jointly, was Mariah Carey's Vision of Love.
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Our first home computer was a Gateway. It offered AOL chat and was connected using dialup internet. Keep in mind we only had one phone line and three budding teenagers!
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Much like video games today, the big thing in the 90s was computer games. My favorites were Oregon Trail, which I had been playing since the IBM days in Kindergarten, and Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego. I heard they are coming out with a Netflix series based on the latter!!
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I received my first cellphone as a gift from my sister right after I graduated high school. She was working for a cellphone provider at the time. While I don't remember the exact phone I had at the time, I have since been through several models including flip phones, the Motorola Razr, and several iPhones.
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One of my most prized possessions is my Kindle. I bought my first one in 2007 and was quite skeptical. I was sure I would miss and prefer a real book. I was wrong! I am now on my second kindle and would definitely grab it in case of a fire.
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Last year we cut the cord and got rid of cable service. We use Amazon Fire Sticks to access TV apps like Sling and Netflix. For our family, it was a great decision. The only drawback is the lack of some sports channels and local news. We were able to rectify that by adding a digital antenna. We do not miss cable service at all!
