The group was asked to share their thoughts on the best (or worst) experience with computers they have used.
So many of the group said their experience of computers first arose as a necessity in the workplace. These was often computers that had huge servers needing a whole room to house them.
Most found these systems initially challenging, but have come to appreciate that living in the modern era demands knowledge and competency in their use.
Here is a summary of their comments:
Jenanne – Likes her Apple and is very happy with it.
Jo – Liked the Hewlett- Packard Filofax – uses computers out of necessity
Paul – Used a Data Processor @work punch tape/card – print out
Uses an Apple power bar – 40 “ hard drive
Ian Liked the Apple Classic – original.
Kate Did not have any positive or negative thoughts/experience
Ralph Really liked the Spectrum 48 as one could programme it
S 128 – very good the software games in the form of floppy discs
Nita Used the Unix system at work – not a big fan, the computer took up a whole . room due to their massive servers
Used a dell machine with a dot matrix printer
Now uses a Apple and is happy with it.
Sheila introduced to computers @work in the Civil Service – ZX Spectrum (again an . enormous sized machine).
Now is an Apple fan ++ uses i mac.
Lynnett At work First used a Bletchley Park IBM type computer.
Now uses computers as they are a necessity.
Yvonne First used a BBC computer with 5” floppy disc – ‘Find Spot’ games found them
useful with the family
Anne Just uses computers does not like them particularly – “them and us”
Mike First used computers at work in the Civil Service. He wasnt their bigest fan as he
did not fully understand them but were a necessity. Thinks of them as are tools,
and would be lost without his i-pad
Phill Likes the smart phones. Finds the QR codes very useful -especially for parking
(millenium Centre – but tickets for show and parking at the same time.)