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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I grew up in the hood and definitely did not see a computer until Junior High and at that time I'd be surprised if we had an hour a week of typing class on the old Macintosh II. In high school computers were a luxury and we had computers labs but they were very under utilized and at that time no one really saw the potential or the future of technology. There was still a lot of old school mentality in terms of how workplaces would function and adopt technology.
You were obviously ahead of the curve growing up because I did not see or experience the potential of the computer in high school. It was a fun tool that allowed us to play some games and message back and forth with friends and maybe download some free tunes from Napster if you were so lucky. It wasn't until University where I truly started to learn about the productivity potential when it came to doing research, work and modeling things.
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I went to elementary in North East Calgary (Temple), and we used computers to type on, play games, etc. Then my family moved to Edmonton (E=NG) for Junior High and High School. I used computers there for lots of stuff. We learned to make websites, used software to format our own brochures, magazine articles, image editing, etc. I was making my own websites by the time I was in grade 12 and it was something I learned in school. I look back fondly on these skills, as they helped set me up for what I still do today.
Definitely sounds like I had more exposure to computers at school than you. It was a positive as well, because my family couldn't afford a PC at home until I was in high school, so all of my computer exposure was at school until I was about 17.