Had a pretty neglectful childhood, in my early adolescence to pass the time locked in my room I was gifted by a dead grandma's estate an ancient 80's IBM PC tha

Had a pretty neglectful childhood, in my early adolescence to pass the time locked in my room I was gifted by a dead grandma's estate an ancient 80's IBM PC that had some network capability and could telnet that no one else could figure out how to use so it was put in my room. I ended up somehow figuring out via stuff I'd read in the school library and a web search on the school computer that I could telnet to chat rooms. I don't remember much of it, and a lot of it looking back was probably fairly creepy/inappropriate for a 12-14 year old, but I think just being able to log on to this device when I was forcefully isolated and talk to complete strangers to pass the time really helped me in a way that diving into books I'd read a thousand times couldn't. I wish I'd done something better with that time other than just chatrooms but c'est la vie.