After the local college gave a free two week course on programming to local high school students I was hooked. I’m a self employed database developer and have been designing and creating business solutions for twenty five years. I first worked with punched cards but fortunately missed the era of paper tape.    Access 1.0 came out in 1992 and I’ve been greatly enjoying working in it ever since.  I’ve been active in online communities since 1988 with a 286 and a 2400 bps modem.  Microsoft first recognized me as an MVP in 1999