Learning the computer trade

School days, in 1979 there is no computer at all. It seem computer didn't exist, nobody talk about it, it's just unknown to anyone. There is no school computer lab and they (the teachers) do their works manually, be it record keeping or grading the student grade. Although some people heard about it's just another new thing, not a necessity. It's not important and it might be some kind a luxury stuff that people can't afford one.
For me, I heard there is a home computer after high school, before that IBM personal computer is well known computer is only perfect in "higher place". Yes, home computer that didn't cost arm and leg, with colour graphics and sound. Wow.. that my first impression. You can do a lot of things that you can think off, although that time I didn't think about you have to do programming. Yes, Programming, in order to archive all that you have to program the damn thing. But everything is settle down, I mean you don't have to do all that, you can by buy commercially available software, either in the form of cassette, cartridge or diskette. Hooray...that time it's cost as low as 8 sterling pound up to 15 sterling pound depending on the medium you choose. Another source of software is from a magazine, yes...computer magazine that flourish in beginning of 80's but here the Type-in the called it, you have to type the Basic Programming language into the respective computer. It's a fun thing, while you learn the language although some time frustrated but who care that why you bought the computer in the first place, to learn a new trade. Okay see you again...