Nicely written. You capture an unusually geekless vantage of computer history, or at least without sounding like a geek, while including enough detail to sound plausable and keep the interest of the reader... us geeks.
Glad to know that mIRC played a significant role in your life, and helped you have fun and become successful in the online world. Now that you've become familiar with various internet protocols and developed basic programming skills (with apparent quickness and profound motivation for someone who didn't grow up on computers), you should consider pursuing a more advanced programming language to apply your creativity to.
All the luck for whever the net takes you next,
- Raccoon
