How to date me:
I can remember the Berlin wall falling (we even had German exchange students at our house).
I can remember: X-wing (the expansion B-wing), the release of TIE fighter and its expansion. My first computer (for my family and I) was an Apple II. I remember Windows 3.1 on our next computer!
We were on the internet in 1992. I remember most of class asking "What is that?" Of course it helps having a brother working at the place that created it (CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland). My brother is 15 years older then me.
I remeber Sega Genesis coming out, as well as SNES. I had the originial Sonic games, and Super Mario Kart.
I was the 'tween' generation... the generation that grew up just after the Cold War, but before today's chaos. I remember my classmates (in 4th grade) making fun of me for reading Tom Clany's "Red Storm Rising" by saying "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are coming!" without being worried.
I played Sid Meir's Covert Action, Pirates, Civ 1, Colinization, Civ 2, Alpha Centauri, Civ 3, and soon Civ 4. I also remember going "Oooh!" At Covert Action's graphics.
I also remember (at least I think I do) when they opened the first McDonalds in Moscow, and I remember thinking "Wow, right?"