I was born in 71 and my dad got us an Apple II in 1980. He wasn't a programmer, but the Apple II came with a full set of hardware and software manuals. We also

I was born in 71 and my dad got us an Apple II in 1980. He wasn't a programmer, but the Apple II came with a full set of hardware and software manuals. We also had a Byte subscription. I taught myself Applesoft Basic, then 6502 assembly. I distinctly remember having printouts of assembly listings spanning dozens of pages spread across the floor which I annotated.