Myfirstcomputerexperience

　　Ican’timaginethatIwasmorethansixyearsoldatthetimewhenmydadboughthisfirstcomputer,aTRS-80fromRadioShack.CanyoubelieveRadioShackwasoneofthefirstcomputermanufacturers/retailersandtodaythey’re…well,whatdoesRadioShackdoanyway?Idon’tthinkI’veeverbeentoonesincethisphotowastaken.AlthoughIstartedoutearlyonacomputerIwasonlymildlyinterestedinit.IlearnedhowtodosomebasicprogramminginBASIC,andIlikedplayinggames,butIwasn’toneofthosekidsthatinstantlybecomesfascinatedwithcomputersandwithinayearthey’rewritingallsortsofprograms,takingthethingapart,and20yearslaterthey’vebecomeamillionaire.IguessIhadashotatbecomingatruegeek,butIpasseditup.IfIremembercorrectly,mydadwouldwriteprogramsontheTRS-80andrecordthemtoanaudiotapeandthenplaythembackin.

　　I’mnotsureabouttheentirehistoryofmyfamily’scomputerownership,butIrememberhavinga486,andwemayhavehada386beforethat.OnoneofthemIspecificallyremembermydadsaying“Thisharddrivewillhold20megabytes.IhavenoideahowIcouldeverfillthatup.”Oneyearlaterhehadtogobuyasecondharddrive,andIrememberhimsaying“Ican’tbelieveIfilledthatharddriveup.Butthere’snowayIcouldeverfilluptwo20megabyteharddrives.”Ithinkheboughtanentirelynewcomputerthenextyear.

　　Alotofpeopleaskmewhichbookismymostfavoriteone,andIalwaysproudlyanswerthem,whichisallhistoryaboutChina.

　　Thiswillbealongstoryformetoreadthisbook.FirsttimeItouchedthisbookiswhenIwas5yearsold.Mymotherboughtittomeasmy5-years-oldgift.Thisisareallywonderfulpresenttome,whichisopeningahistorygatetome,atotallyinnocentboy.IalmostforgotthedinnerafterIreadthefirstpage.Fromthenon,Iwasthehistoristinmyclassandshowedmyknowledgefromthatbooktomyclassmeates.WhenIbecameolderandolder,IknewmoreaboutitandfeelmoreconfidentaboutmyownChina.IamproudthatIamaChineseandIwillmakemoreefforttobuildamorepowerfulcountryandletChinesehistorymorebrilliant.

　　Asme,thisisthemostimportantbookinmylifeandnowIstillreaditandrecitesomepartofit.Ithinkeveryoneshouldreaditandgetthiswonderfulexperenice.