Technology, Science, and The Arts Converge Upon an Outcast BoyThis is what I want for Christmas. A 2-xl Robot from 1978 and the T.I. Personal computer from 1983…It was the first learning toy I got when I was 8 years old.And my first computer at the age of 12 or 13. My parents where like: “Come on…we went to Kmart” and they where like “Use this!” My parents didn’t know a computer from a hole in the wall…and at $300 it was no chump change for us. Granted only $1,000 in today’s money, but back in the early 80’s…that was an investment for my parents. At that time, my Jr. High, Van Syckle had a room full of Apple I’s and were expressly told “Those are computers for the smart kids.” Well, I never saw those PCs being used, so I just assumed they were for the white students or…more...