Native Digital? Thanks Dad!

 
I’ve been ask recently if I was a ‘native digital’, e.g. born in a digital world and using digital tool since I was a kid…
Most people my age (I’m 38 yo) are not, but thanks to my dad, I am. My first computer (Ti58, then a Ti99/4a) was a gift from dad in 1981, I […]

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I’ve been ask recently if I was a ‘native digital’, e.g. born in a digital world and using digital tool since I was a kid…

Most people my age (I’m 38 yo) are not, but thanks to my dad, I am. My first computer (Ti58, then a Ti99/4a) was a gift from dad in 1981, I was 10yo, I’ve learn Basic when I was 11, Pascal when I was 14, so yes, I’m a native digital, an IBM kid to be exact.

I realize now what a great advantage it is in my generation,  I’ve learn what a computer was from the beginning, and had an expert at home to explain every aspect of computer science (even if I’m not a computer engineer, I’m sure dad would have loved that), thanks to that, not only do I love those things, but they have been part of my life since the very beginning.

So once again, thanks dad!

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  1. Yves Epelboin a fait ce commentaire le 1 août 2008 | Permalien

    I am very touched, son! But to tell the truth you are too old to be a digital native: the web became popular in the mid-90 only ( I was one of the first in France) and you were already grown up.

  2. Mr Boin a fait ce commentaire le 1 août 2008 | Permalien

    Hey, we’re talking digital, not web native ;)

    See guys, the man is nearly 64 and he reads blogs…

    Did I mention he got me on the web when the only available browser was Mosaic 0.9?

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