ENGL 303 Class Discussion

I feel like I grew up during the rise of the digital age. My family got its first computer when I was about 7. It was not connected to the internet and only displayed in orange and black. We used it to play games like solitaire, Frogger, Minesweeper and mah-jong. I don't remember quite when we got our first internet connected computer but I know that it was a bulky PC desktop which feels lightyears away from the slim MacBook Pro that I use today. I don't feel my family used the internet much until I was about 11 and that was still fairly limited.
I do not consider myself a "digital native" although I feel very competent in using digital technology now. I feel this way because I can think back and remember how significant changes in technology were to my family's usage and acceptance of the internet.
I can not pinpoint early memories of using the internet. They were probably during my early teen years following the news about my favorite singers and TV shows. Likewise I find it hard to think of a time that I was really inspired or had a strong emotional response with the internet. Usually I find that I react to the information being related rather than anything about the internet itself. I have been impressed with how much information is available now that wasn't before due to the internet; but, that has been a ongoing realization.