Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!rene From: rene@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Home Computer Commercials Message-ID: <3358@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Oct-83 10:52:11 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.3358 Posted: Wed Oct 26 10:52:11 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Oct-83 04:13:52 EDT References: <2582@teklabs.UUCP>, <609@ihuxi.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 14 Failing college because you don't have a computer? Gadzooks, what do they think people DID in college before the advent of personal computers? (actually, people were smarter back then :-) ) I never touched computers until well into my college career. I was a biology major, switched colleges, ended up with a B.G.S. (general studies), and am now a master's candidate in Computer Science. Had someone told me two years ago that I would be in Computer Science, I would never have believed them. (ME? working with COMPUTERS? NEVER!) I think I'm doing ok (in ai), despite my lack of high school computer experience. - rene (and I'm female, too!!!) -- Arpa: rene.umcp-cs@CSNet-relay Uucp:...{allegra,seismo}!umcp-cs!rene