I wonder how much of his programming know-how could be attributed to the high school curriculum. In the 1970s Tasmania was the best equipped Australian state f

I wonder how much of his programming know-how could be attributed to the high school curriculum. In the 1970s Tasmania was the best equipped Australian state for computer based subjects. A lot of the schools had terminals to a central computer[1]. Buses, I/O devices and assembler topics were covered as early as year 9 levels. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSTS/E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSTS/E