When I was about 10 I had my first contact with a computer, a mainframe (I don't know which one). I went with my father (as a trip companion) to a medical associations meeting. Being there, bored, a man took me to the computer room, sat me in front of a terminal and gave me some instructions to play a few games. I played Start Trek and others. I was amazed, the place was really cold but I stayed the whole afternoon there. That situation convinced me to "what I going to do when I'll be big". Some time after that, he bought me my first computer, a Timex Sinclair 1000 with 2KB of ram, later a 16KB ram pack. With that machine I learned BASIC, z80 assembler and some digital electronics. My second computer was a TS-2068. At that time I played with C64/C128 of my friends. Later I, by myself, bought my first PC, a 386 with color monitor, it cost me $2600. And now here we are, making software as a way of life. Long live to Sir Clive, Jack Tramiel and many others. Hoping not have bored you so much. Regards from Argentina.