We bought a 386 SX, and I figured out how to change directories and run random programs. No documentation, no internet of course, just randomly typing in commands to see what happened. That led me to QBASIC, which led me to modifying GORILLAS.BAS. Then one day I was exploring a file called TELIX.EXE, and realized it had something to do with dialing phone numbers. I asked the guy at the counter of Radio Shack (!) what it could be, and he gave me vague instructions about what to do next. I plugged a phone cord into the back of the computer and started using BBSs, which led to MUDs, which led to scripting, drawing in ANSI graphics, and ultimately to programming and design, which have been my careers.