Abridged, again (silently) [illegible] The first of the three years I was in high school, we had to do a project on a topic of our choice. We were given a list of topics and told to pick one. I chose "the history of the computer." It seemed like an interesting topic at the time. I started researching it online and found out that there are many different types of computers. There was the mainframe, minicomputer, microcomputer, etcetera. Then came along something called a personal computer or PC for short. At first I didn't understand why people would want to buy these things. They were so expensive compared to what they could get from other sources. But then I realized that maybe some people just wanted their own little machine they could use whenever they wanted without having to go somewhere else every time. So I decided to try making my own PC using parts I already owned or bought cheaply at stores around town. This turned out pretty well actually considering how much trouble it caused me over the next few months trying to figure everything out properly before finally getting it working correctly enough so as not break down again within days after finishing putting together all those pieces into one big unit called THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH NOW EXISTS STILL TODAY AS ONE OF MANY THINGS PEOPLE USE EVERY DAY WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING HOW COMPLEX IT ALL REALLY IS UNTIL THEY START TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. Then came along another thing entirely which changed everything forever... the internet! Before this point nobody really knew what it was except perhaps those who worked at universities doing research projects related to networking technologies back then. But now everyone could connect with anyone else anywhere in the world instantly via email messages sent through cables running under oceans connecting continents together into one giant network called THE INTERNET WHICH HAS REVOLUTIONIZED EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR YEARS COMING UP.