I have come to really really appreciate having my own computer at school. All this talk about technology and how far it's come. I couldn't imagine going to college without a computer.
This past week I did not have my computer because it was getting repaired. Wow, you would think I lost my arm. It was such a pain to not have a computer sitting right there on my desk. I had to go to the library to use a computer and many times one wasn't available so I just had to sit and wait. What a waste of time. I wrote a paper, which would have taken me two hours if I were home on my computer but instead it took me four in the library. I couldn't check my email or be on IM. I can honestly say I felt disconnected from the world. I never realized how much not having a personal computer would affect me.
Really though our parents went to school without a computer. They passed, and they managed. So, why is it just in a generation we feel as though we can't live without them. Hell of a question.
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When I was an undergrad, it was not unusual for students to not own computers, though quite a few did. I worked for a computer company, so I had access to a PC at work. There was no internet, so the PC was really just a word processor.
But it is funny how quickly the web and e-mail became integral parts of our lives (and then IM and all those other things).
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