I learned to program (BASIC, of course) on an Apple IIe. I was in elementary school. One of my classmates' moms was a professional computer programmer, and came

I learned to program (BASIC, of course) on an Apple IIe. I was in elementary school. One of my classmates' moms was a professional computer programmer, and came in to teach us all to program. I can't imagine how different my life might be now if she hadn't done that, and if the Apple hadn't been such an easy and fun platform to play with.