I've been an early adopter of technology for much of my life.

I don't catch all new technology as soon as it pops up, but I jump on some of it as soon as I can. I had the great fortune of being a beta tester decades ago.

I wasn't special . They clearly included people who didn't know what the heck they were doing.

At other times, I had to pay to play. And sometimes that was expensive. I didn't always make the move to pull out some cash or plop down a credit or debit card.

Telephone answering machines were commercially available when I was a child. I had no job, no income and I relied on my parents for my room and board, clothes, meals and an allowance.

Besides, those machines cost several hundred dollars at that time. By 1980, the cost had dropped below $500. You could get one

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