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That brought back memories!  My first exposure to a home computer was a TI-99/4A that my mother won on Wheel of Fortune (back when the Wheel gave out prizes instead of cash).  I was visiting my mother and I asked her if I could borrow the still-unopened TI-99/4A.  I took it home, learned BASIC, and never looked back.  I even purchased the Peripheral Expansion Box for it. I then ran a home business on the TI.  Within two years, having bumped up to the limitations of the TI, I bought an IBM PC.  I went back to school (at night),  and switched careers to development work in IT.  I just retired after more than forty years of a career that was kicked off by that TI-99/4A.  My family and I joke that my mother’s appearance on Wheel of Fortune changed my life (for the better)!  Thanks for jogging my memory!

Thanks Will!  What a trip down memory lane!  I also had a life changing experience with the release of the IBM PC.  The purchase of that computer (I shared your angst over the financial outlay), sent me down a different, and ultimately better, path in life.  Thanks for sharing the article.

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Will Fastie

Hi Peter! Thanks for this article.  I checked and I was eligible for personal discounts as part of my employment.  I had no idea that this perk was available from my employer, and I am in IT!

I was able to add anther year to my Office 365 Family subscription at a 40% discount for $59.95.  As you pointed out, the extra year was just added to the end of my current subscription.  It also noted that my future auto-renewal cost is $69.95.

Thanks for alerting us on this feature, along with all of your ongoing columns!  I appreciate it.

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Peter Deegan