Yes, but you where not attending to university at the same time. I too think that the article got the timing wrong somehow. But it was probably computers as (

Yes, but you where not attending to university at the same time. I too think that the article got the timing wrong somehow. But it was probably computers as (and in) pop culture that turned away many that saw computer science as a career path just as law school and medicine. In the early 80s the white coat scientists where gone in the media, and replaced by neerdy kids, culminating with the unlikly tale of Bill Gates. The message was that you had ti be incredibly smart and geeky to be able to work with computers. --- The reality is that you probably have to be just a bit over average, but mainly just very stubborn and won't mind spending hours and hours solving very stupid problems... Edit: One way to get stubborn is to be inherently fascinated by computers and self-controlling systems. At least it works for me....