• Who am I?

    I am Qrystal; or at least, that's my dot-name! Har har. (My name is really Crystal, but that's not as internet-searchable; hence, switching the C for the little-used letter Q.)

    I am here because I enjoy writing. I do this mostly for myself, but I also have a passion for helping others learn things from the things I write. Now that I am done my Ph.D. in Physics, I am stepping away from academic research so that I can indulge in some creative ways to share my knowledge and inspire the appreciation of scientific thinking in others. I am also working as a tutor, which is one of the jobs I've most enjoyed doing in my life so far.


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    • My First Computer

    Posted by Qrystal on October 23, 2008 at 15:54.
    Category: Life. Tags: computer, nostalgia.

    My first computer was a Radio Shack MC-10. With it, I learned elementary BASIC programming, and I’ve been a geek ever since.

    According to my research just now, the MC-10 was released in 1983 but discontinued in 1984, which means I was about five or six years old when I started programming. I can’t remember much of what I did then, but I do know I quickly worked past the good ol’:

    10 PRINT “HELLO CRYSTAL!”

    20 GOTO 10

    Haha! :)

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