Adnan Mekić
Adnan Mekic
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Čaj se već ohladio, a iz kuhinje je dopirao miris pečenih jaja. Mama je dijelila sa mnom uzbuđenje zbog kompjutora koji su mi dan prije kupili: ustali smo u cik zore. Vani je još bio mrak i svijetli me je monitor pekao za oči. Prstima drhtavim od ushita utipkao sam tri riječi, stavio iza njih kričavu crvenu podlogu, a zatim ih uvećao koliko sam mogao: MAMA, VOLIM TE.
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The tea had already gotten cold, and the smell of scrambled eggs was coming from the kitchen. My mum and I shared the excitement of the computer my parents had gotten me the day before: we got up at dawn. It was still dark outside and the bright monitor burned my eyes. My fingers trembling with elation typed three words, I put behind them a screaming red background, and then I increased them as much as I could: MUM, I LOVE YOU.
Nikola Kalinić Kalinić
Nikola Kalinic Kalinic
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Rodio sam se uz računalo. Oko kuće su uvijek bili kabeli, kazetofoni, kazete u kutijama cipela, televizija stara koliko i moja familija, pa to sve spojit’, odspojit’ i slično. Ručak i večera uz komodorca. Onda je došla neka generička 486-ica, koja je koštala kao tri naše kuće. Stari uzeo na kredit. Par dana kasnije, stara u buntu ode spavat’ na kauč. Onda on dođe do nje. Ona opsuje Corel Draw, pa se nećkaju, pa se pomire. Internet. Devedeset sedma. Naučilo se čitati, pisati, prvi razred osnovne položen. Netscape, na Win95, pokoj nek im bude. O Googleu ni’ko ništa. Yahoo je još bio u povojima. Biti više ode dvije minute na vezi značilo je astronomski račun. A takvi su uvijek i dolazili. Onda e-mail. Lotus Notes. “Connect”. Pet minuta muke. Vii-trrr-tršššš. Danas je to samo epitaf onom starome modemu i onoj gomili kabela u malom kutu naše stare kuće.
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I was born with a computer. Around the house there were always cables, tape recorders, cassettes in shoe boxes, a TV set as old as my family, it all needed to be connected, disconnected and the like. We had lunch and dinner with the Commodore. Then a generic 486 arrived and it cost as much as three of our houses. My father took a loan to buy it. A few days later, my mother angrily went to sleep on the couch. Then he came up to her. She was cursing Corel Draw, then they were reluctant, and then reconciled. The Internet. 1998. I learned to read, write, passed my first grade. Netscape, on Win95, rest in peace. No Google in sight. Yahoo was still a baby. Being over two minutes online meant astronomical bills. And they always were astronomical. Then e-mail arrived. Lotus Notes. “Connect”. Five minutes of effort. Viitrrr-trssshhhhhhh. Today this is just an epitaph to the old modem and that maze of cables in a small corner of our old house.
Bernard Vukas
Bernard Vukas
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Moj prvi komp bio je ZX Spectrum i nije imao ništa osim komandne linije. Bio je prištekan na TV i morao sam kucati kod da bi on išta radio. Imao sam par knjiga o Basicu, a omiljeni su mi bili programi koji su iscrtavali različite crte i krivulje po ekranu. Sve je bilo super dok jednog dana nije pregorio ispravljač. A moja prva Toshiba stiga je s Amazona, bio je to prvi model s 17’’ displayom. Kupio sam dva komada. Tada takvih još nije bilo kod nas. Ventilator je malo glasan, ali još uvijek radi!
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My first computer was ZX Spectrum and it had nothing except the command line. It was connected to the TV and I had to enter a code number in order to start it. I had a couple of books on BASIC and my favourite programs were the ones in which I could draw different lines and curves on the screen. Everything was great until one day the charger burned out. My first Toshiba arrived from Amazon, it was the first model with a 17’’ display. I bought two units. You couldn’t buy those computers in Croatia. The fan is a bit noisy, but it still works!
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