I was introduced to computers through my Dad. I distinctly remember him teaching me how to upgrade the computer processor (in order to play a new game, Jedi Knight I think) and I was hooked. He and I spent a long time together with various programs and how computers worked. Sometime later, he bought me a small computer second hand or refurbished that was my own. We often tinkered with it until I was ready to build my own computer. He and I did lots of comparison shopping for parts to build "The Ultimate Gaming Rig" for the modest sum of $1000 that I saved.

Some dads build cars with their sons. My Dad and I built computers.

He and I still talk about computers and software, and are still excited by the latest tech. Those are some of my most cherished memories from childhood, and became the foundation of my career over a decade later.