In 2003, I took the college entrance exam and then spent the summer in Beijing. In September, I enrolled at the International College at Beijing (ICB) of China Agricultural University. However, I was admitted through a self-funded program since my entrance exam score wasn't high enough to secure a spot at the university. The ICB was a Sino-foreign joint program, with the first year of study in China and the second and third year abroad.
The academic year 2003-2004 marked the first phase of my rapid growth in computer knowledge. I was dedicated to my studies during this period, and the college even arranged a special foreign instructor for me and another student. I bought a second-hand old computer and installed Windows 95/98 on it. While my classmates were busy playing games, my old computer was only suitable for studying and programming. My dorm bed was piled with computer books, most of which I had scavenged from second-hand bookstores or street vendors. I probably didn’t wash my bedding for the entire semester—it was quite a mess.
The college had a dedicated computer lab, and at that time, we were learning Java. Applet programming was still popular, and I remember C# had just been introduced. I found the computer courses relatively simple, so the foreign instructor gave me a special project, promising an A+ for the final assessment if I could complete it. I did manage to finish the project, and true to his word, he gave me the A+.
[caption id="attachment_156167" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
I bought a second-handed PC, and installed win98. The left-bottom may be a modem?[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_156168" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
My dorm bed - messy with many computer books and a PC[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_156169" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
Big CRT monitor[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_156170" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
Java applet was popular at that time.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_156171" align="alignnone" width="2048"]
Computers Lab, about 2003/2004[/caption]
--EOF (The Ultimate Computing & Technology Blog) --
Reposted to Blog
Steem to the Moon🚀!
- You can rent Steem Power via rentsp!
- You can swap the TRON:TRX/USDT/USDD to STEEM via tron2steem!
- You can swap the STEEM/SBD to SOL Solana via steem2sol!
- You can swap the STEEM/SBD to ETH Ethereum via steem2eth!
- You can swap the STEEM/SBD to Tether USDT (TRC-20) via steem2usdt!
- You can swap the STEEM/SBD to TRX (TRON) via steem2trx!
- You can swap the STEEM/SBD to BTS (BitShares) via steem2bts!
- Register a free STEEM account at SteemYY!
- Steem Block Explorer
- ChatGPT/Steem Integration: You can type !ask command to invoke ChatGPT
- Steem Witness Table and API
- Other Steem Tools
Oh, the nostalgia. A computer of such a class as here was my second computer at work where I worked. Celeron 600. And I haven't had my own computer at home for quite some time. He stayed late at work to work, and of course to play on the computer. There was no Internet then.
I have several such museum exhibits at home, even older ones - 386/486. When I was studying then everyone dreamed of 486 and Pentium was still too expensive for ordinary people
one of the subjects of my "museum" is very, very old memory modules
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you for sharing.. I have some 8-bit famiclone which the 6502 assembly can be ran on it. For example: https://helloacm.com/the-8-bit-dos-by-famicom-clone-bbgdos-in-the-1990s/
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
which was connected to a black-and-white TV
and I downloaded data from a tape recorder.
How I miss those days. I finished my studies and sold that computer. I really regretted that. Two years ago, I saw the same thing at a garage sale.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thanks!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Great brother. After reading ur article I enhance my brain knowledge.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This post brought back memories, especially the last photo and the mention of Windows 98! It reminds me of the time when I used to run an internet café in Northeast Thailand many years ago before I moved to Phuket.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit