I got my MBP for finishing high school. My dad promised, he would get me a laptop for college, he just didn't think of a 1900 Mac
But I bought my iPod shuffle and nano myself.
I started my business in 1991 and bought my first computer a few months later. It was an apple LC. I actually bought it after I earned enough money to do so.
Imagine that 17 years later, starting a photo business without any computer ...