Way, way back -- back when I was a grade school kid with plenty of free time, my father brought home an Apple III computer. Although I'd previously tinkered with a loaned Sinclair ZX80, the Apple was the first computer that was ours (er, mine!) My father's company had moved to using Apple III and Lisa systems and, always the forward-thinker, he was determined to have the same capabilities at home. Though unintended, that decision determined my own life's direction...
