No, it’s not me! Today’s the 25th birthday of the IBM PC. Although certainly not the first computer (or even the best), this day marked the first time a computer had been released using off-the-shelf parts from a variety of vendors.

I actually became a card-carrying computer geek three years earlier, when my Dad got me a TRS-80 Model I. (Not for Christmas or even my birthday, but during summer vacation. $600! What a great Dad!) Soon computers consumed my every waking moment, and eventually my hobby became my career.

What was your first computer? The comments are open to all.