A couple memories. I remember, in 4th grade back in 1977, I found a book in the library about BASIC. I read it and painstakingly wrote out simple (and probabl

A couple memories. I remember, in 4th grade back in 1977, I found a book in the library about BASIC. I read it and painstakingly wrote out simple (and probably wrong) basic programs on notebook paper. Never ran them; had no access to any computer. I just liked the idea. Then in 5th grade, my elementary school was temporarily loaned a Commodore PET. Chicklet keyboard variety. A few 'special' kids were selected from each class to spend an hour basking in the glory of the machine. Don't remember if we were allowed to touch it. Then.. maybe another year later... my brother purchased an Ohio Scientific c24p. Very similar to a pet. From there, it was off to the races.