I've been an Apple Computer user since grade 3 or 4, in Minnesota,
playing Number Munchers and Word Munchers and using Print Shop on the
Apple ][e's that my school had in a computer lab. I remember once even
trying to learn LOGO (elementary school-level programming language).
Now I wish that I had stuck with it.
I got my first very own Mac in 9th grade, an LCII, as a belated bar
mitzvah gift. It had a modem. I used Prodigy online and my friend's
BBSs for about a year or so (1992/3), until I lost interest. And I used
that LCII until just this past year. Talk about getting the most for
your money!
Now I have a spiffy new blue and white G3, and many of these pages
have been helpful in making the purchasing decision as well as keeping
me up to date with the latest goings on at Apple. Maybe some info here
for you to use too.