I never had an Atari, but in 1982 I went to summer camp. Not just any summer camp, but Computer Camp. It was me, a couple dozen other protonerds, and a room full of Atari 400′s. Teaching grade school kids programming in 1982 was easy. Teaching them to type on a membrane keyboard was even harder.

But I still have fond memories of that week. It was probably the first time I was ever in a group of kids where I could brag about video game accomplishments and have everyone know what I was talking about.

And I learned an eternal hatred for membrane keyboards. Makes typing on a mobile phone look competent and speedy.