Saving for a Commodore 64
What you also did not know yet, is that I was still living at home during that time. I did not yet have a real job (outside of lawn mowing) where I could afford to go out and buy a Commodore 64. I had to begin a long journey of saving my quarters, dimes, nickles, and pennies to go toward the purchase of a computer. Since it was winter, I had no chance of earning money anytime soon. While I was happy then, I also felt a little sad realizing that it was going to be a long road until I could own my own machine. Jason owned a computer, disk drive, monitor, and games. I must admit I was jealous. Disk drives were costly during that time and could easily run $250. I envied him, but hoped that eventually I would possess my own. The thought of even owning a monitor escaped my grasp far into the atmosphere of that cold night. I was using the library to access a computer during that season.
It was in November of 1986. That was an amazing season since I felt like I just received the most amazing visual present ever. What I didn’t mention yet is that Jason scheduled a date for me to see his computer. I had to wait nearly a month to see, it but it was worth it. To this day, I can smile when I look over at my Commodore 64 computer nearby and monitor on a stand. Now I can see it anytime I want. However, nothing is better than a good moment in history since it was all still fresh to you.
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