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# CDROM on a QXL

Before my life as a computer tech head started, I had a distrust of computers. Those things that could file everyones life into a Big Goverment data base. Then I was introduced to a TS1000 and I thought “How could this little black box be so evil? Look it even plays games.” Being a mechanic, I like gadgets and I need to know how they work but as I learned the ins and outs of of it the desire for more power began. I wanted color and sound and no more ram packs.