Today is "Apple II Day." In case you don't remember, Apple II was an early iteration of the Apple computer. I have never personally used an Apple computer because through the years everywhere I worked used other systems. However, through those same years, my husband had several and my son has carried on the tradition. Some people collect stamps, others collect coins. My husband collected computers. Not too surprising since he started working with computers when it took a room full of equipment to do what your smartphone can do now. We were one of the first families I knew to have a PC at home. My children were using the computer while I was still afraid to touch one for fear I would break it. One of the best things my husband ever did for me, career wise, was to send me to a weekend class at IPFW for computer phobics. For two long days, I and about 20 other people worked on computers, learning that whatever we did (short of pouring hot coffee all over it) to a computer was fixable. It really did help as the real estate business became more and more computerized. While I suspected that computers followed my husband home like puppies, it wasn't until after he died and I finally got around to down sizing, that I discovered in his mancave seven computer monitors, eight towers and two laptops. On one memorable day, I came home after work and told my husband that I thought I needed a new laptop. His face lit up like a kid at Christmas, and I had a new laptop almost before I could catch my breath. Of course he had to make sure that it was in good working order before I actually got my hands on it, but eventually it was mine. And still, through it all, I have never owned an Apple anything, not even an Apple watch. How have I survived?
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