“Probably in about second grade, both at school and at home. I think I started learning on Microsoft Office and by playing games.”

— Campion O'Toole, Kansas University senior, Minneapolis

“At my parent's house. I think my dad bought one around '95, so I would have been in second grade.”

— Laura Hoffman, hair stylist, Lawrence

“It was in college around 1986 or '87. It was DOS, so we had to type in commands to get things to start. But it was still a lot better than using a typewriter.”

— Scott Jessop, supervisor, Lawrence

“Probably at work around 1990. I worked for the state at the time, and we started doing just about everything by computer around then.”

— Cindy Smith, soap maker, Tonganoxie