From WordPress To Emma
Here is Emma reading her own story aloud. Pre Emma My parents are both into tech. My dad – a Computer Engineer, and my mum – a Semiconductor Engineer, met in the ’80s in Silicon Valley. The romance that started between them eventually led to me, a techy kid who loved doodling on the walls just as much as building computers with her dad. Kid Emma I can remember Y2K, the Covid of its time in the tech world. My dad and his colleagues were at all the server rooms “just in case”, and we celebrated at a Korean Baptist Church “just in case.” I remember the first AOL trial CD – with 30 whole minutes of “FREE” internet, my first IM (instant messenger) username (snugglebunny – I know, I know), free calls after 9 pm, and putting the phone to your ear only to hear a blasting of eeee-oahhh–eeee–uuuuu that told you the internet was on. I also remember when our one family computer turned into three personal ones—no more having to wait your turn. Technology was changing. Now you could use your home phone and the internet at the same time, and videos went from a 2-day loading…
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