We lost our internet access five months ago. I used to spend most of my time at home on the computer. I even created some videos for Youtube using some excellent Adobe software.
Since I still played a game called “Command and Conquer” from time to time I left the computer on 24/7. But I turned it off one day because I hadn’t used it in a week.
It went four months before I got the urge to play the game and I turned the thing on.
I now realize that if you take away the internet and games, There is very little reason to have a home computer, beyond doing your taxes and a few other minor things.
I say this as a person who has been in IT since 1983 and I have built all my own computers since my first 486 with a 250 mb hard drive and windows 3.1.
What about for programming?
The PC has afforded me the opportunity to have a couple extra ways to make money. One of them has made all the difference for me.
I used to play some games on it...but they bored me.
I can watch my favorite sports teams on the PC.
And finally the PC connected me up with like-minded people...on FR