My first computer was a commadore VIC-20 with 5K of memory with a cassette tape drive. I learned BASIC because there was nothig else I could do since I could find no software (untill magazines started printing programs and you could then type it in). For many years I could not afford a computer until I made the big plunge when the the first Power PC came out. I am very much of a beginner at perl and cgi. I hope to become an educator in Hawaii after I retire from the Fire Department.