9. Parents got me an Apple //c for practicing chess (Sargon III), as my coach quit. The guy who sold the computer liked the questions I was asking him and threw

9. Parents got me an Apple //c for practicing chess (Sargon III), as my coach quit. The guy who sold the computer liked the questions I was asking him and threw in some programming books and magazines for free. I enjoyed programming a lot more than playing chess competitively, and I've been programming ever since.