Commodore Computers

My parents bought it so I could use it for my homework in high school.  We didn't think about getting on the internet until one of my sister's friends who also got a Commodore 64 got a modem and starting finding local Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) to get on.  So then we had to follow suit and we got a 300 baud modem and used dial up to connect to the world.  This is the late 1980's, so I'm just AMAZED how much has changed with the internet in just the past 20 years.

If you ever visit Pioneer Village in Minden, Nebraska, they have a full Commodore Computer set up as part of the collection, monitor, printer, 5 1/4 inch disk drive, and keyboard/computer.

I still have that computer out in the garage, along with lots of computer games that I had purchased including the original gold box Dungeons and Dragons series and Might and Magic games.  I spent HOURS playing those when not working on homework.

It's also the system I learned BASIC programming on, and those lessons have helped as I've taught myself basic HTML coding.

When I got married, my husband and I upgraded to a Commodore 128.  I lost that in the divorce :(