My Book of Nostalgia: Chapter 3: College

Ah, the college years! Who doesn’t remember them fondly? When it comes to computing, these were some of the most important years of my life, bar none! Allow me to explain. First, we can start with the nostalgia part. I much enjoyed the Pentium 166 that I brought to college for my freshman year, and after a shipping […]

My Book of Nostalgia: Chapter 2: Teenhood

Chapter 2: Teenhood Perhaps one of the most exciting times in my retrocomputing journey was during teenhood. During this phase, tinkering and general discovery turned into applied knowledge. Merely using (and, in some cases, breaking!) computers turned to installing operating systems and building systems. I also discovered the World Wide Web and email. As my skills were recognized, […]