hi

one thing that got me started was when i was 14 (about 10 years ago) i got given an archaic computer called a kaypro (i can't remember the exact model) that ran an os called cp/m (i can't remember how the slashes go), and i used it for typing and printing off homework/assignments, playing games / learning / hacking basic (not that it would do me much good now) and writing poetry and fiction. pity i've thrown away all the data when the computer finally breathed its last breath, i didn't know that 8 years later i was going to find out that there are emulators for it!

after that i was computer-less for just a year or so (but i kept fixing other people's computers, simple printer problems or windows 3.11 problems) i was given my own 'ibm compatible', and its another long story from there.

regards,
mark.