When people ask you about your first computer, what do they mean? I mean, do they mean the first one you ever used, the first one you assembled, the first one you monopolized, or the first one you purchased? I'm still not sure where it all began with me. The second grade, perhaps – with access to an Apple ][e in the hallway. Then, there was the ][e at the Altoona Public Library. At both terminals, I often spent allocated time on mastering the Oregon Trail. My grandfather had a Vic20 plugged into a black and white televsion set. A few years later, my dad (read: Santa) brought home a C64. To increase productivity, an IBM clone eventually found its way into our living room. In college, I found myself fussing around in computer labs until my junior year - when I saved up enough money ($200) to purchase a used system (sans hard drive). My external 14.4 modem worked well enough with it, so I was good to go. That summer, I used my student loans to get a 486. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Intel sent me some test hardware last summer, and I built my first "from scratch" computer. So, what was the question?