Here are some of the early technologies I used
I had a weather station… with an anemometer on a ladder in front yard: could tell you win speed and humidity… rain gauge . Years of micro weather data! Dad shakes his head… respectfully moves it every time he mowed lawn.
High school: nerdy?
the Bomar brain was a first: I bought one in 1974 for about $99 — that’s over $670 in todays dollars.
My first contact manager… and I was proficient with graphiti.
Slides like this did conversions easily.
Could predict and demonstrate eclipse.
I m listened to FM, air band, police band: hours of listening.
Where did I get the money for all this stuff? 😉
Take Away: while sort of non specific, I recognized I liked tinkering and using technology— it was the primary requirement of my job searches. In the end, I’ve worked with something I liked… so it wasn’t “work”… it was being engaged.
A blog by Paul Petersen 
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