Childhood Computing
The article reflects on the author's childhood experiences with computing in a small industrial town. It highlights the limited access to computers and the rituals involved in using them, such as leaving shoes at the door and using floppy disks. The author shares fond memories of programming in LOGO and playing early computer games, which sparked a lifelong passion for technology.
- ▪The author attended a school with a computer lab that had old IBM PC compatible machines.
- ▪Students had limited access to computers, with only two hours per month in the lab.
- ▪The author recalls writing LOGO programs and the excitement of playing early computer games.
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Childhood Computing By Susam Pal on 24 May 2026 I recently stumbled upon a nice blog post titled Childhood Computing. It made me think about my own childhood computing experience. I am much older than the author of the aforementioned post but like them, I love computers too. I have for most of my life. When I was about eight years old, my parents decided to transfer me to a new school because of its curriculum. They did not know it then, and it probably did not even matter to them, but this new school had a computer lab. That was quite remarkable for its time. I grew up in a very tiny industrial town. The computers in the lab were hand-me-downs from the silica factory around which the town was built.
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