My First Computer

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I had my first computer built in 1994, featuring an AMD motherboard paired with a powerful processor for its time(133 MHz AMD Am5x86 was a higher clocked enhanced Am486). I knew exactly what I wanted: a fast machine that would enable me to write, tackle college coursework, edit my photographs, and create a personal web page to showcase my photography and writing. I was eager to learn how to chat and connect with friends online, guided by my local internet provider, who showed me the ropes of navigating the brand-new internet—a fantastic resource for learning and exploration.

It didn’t take long for me to become adept at using it, and I formed lasting friendships that endure to this day! Having a computer and internet access opened up a world of knowledge about diverse cultures globally. After my initial setup, I upgraded to another AMD machine with a speedier processor and additional RAM since I was heavily into music, photography, chatting, and web design! I juggled all of this alongside my gardening and pursuing two college degrees simultaneously, which made writing thesis papers a breeze—I could conduct research online instead of drowning in library stacks while trying to keep my three young children quiet. I have a deep appreciation for libraries; they and bookstores are my favorite havens.

While I can’t recall every spec of my first machine aside from its AMD components, I knew it outperformed Pentium processors and was also more affordable! I was right—my first computer ran Windows 95. I used mIRC to connect with others online and had a Geocities web page, which famously merged with Yahoo. I’ve maintained my Yahoo email account since 1994, over thirty years ago—imagine that!

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My name is Katy and I have been living in South Greenland since August 2011. I was born in Charleston, South Carolina, raised in Florida, and migrated to South Greenland through marriage. I am married to an amazing Greenlandic man living 60º N - about 670 km south of the Arctic Circle. I am a master gardener of 50 years. I started my love of ornamental gardening at the young age of 11. My paternal aunt gave me my first cutting and told me how to plant it. She also showed me some simple crochet stitches and sent me home with a cutting of coleus and a crochet hook with some yarn. At eleven it was like taking home a prize. Little did I know what would happen because of that. I learned how to sew my own clothing during my teenage years and that sewing has flowed over into me learning how to be a quilt maker. I love to take photographs of everything that catches my eye. I have thousands of photos. I am in love with icebergs. I don't think I will ever tire of seeing them and taking photos of them. The Greenland landscape is magnificent and it never disappoints. I also love to crochet as well as cook. I love making up my own recipes and serving them up to my "Heart Light" for test tasting. He is such a trooper. For the most part, he loves everything I've made. I'm a summer tourist guide and love it when fellow Americans come to visit us so that I can tell them about Greenland and most of the time I always tell our story since it's so special. I have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren. I have grown to love Greenland as much as I love my home country USA. Greenland is like no other place and I will write lots about it and share photographs as well. I also love music and movies as well and I like to read. I will also be sharing blogs about quilt-making and other subjects that I'm involved with.

5 thoughts on “My First Computer”

  1. I loved reading this — it brought back so many memories! My first computer came a bit later, in 1998, but I still remember the excitement so clearly. Thanks for sharing your story! Do you have a favorite library or bookstore in Greenland? I’d love to hear what it’s like!

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    1. Our town has a library and I go and visit it from time to time to see what magazines I can find possibly with English but for the most part, most of what is in there is either in Danish or Greenlandic. So I spend a lot of time looking for books about Greenland and English and my collection is growing. I’ll have to go and made a video of the library. That hadn’t occurred to me to do. I will do that and post it on my Greenland Quilter YouTube channel. 🙂 : Thank you for your comments too. 😉 🙂

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      1. That sounds like such a lovely tradition—visiting the library and searching for treasures in English! I can imagine how special it must feel to find books about Greenland in your language. I’d love to see a video of your library, especially through your eyes. Please do share it on your YouTube channel—I’ll be looking forward to it! 😊 And thank you for sharing your world with us! Amaizing!

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