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I started in the late 1970s at age 11-ish, on a TRS-80 Model I. One of the local high schools bought a classroom of them and offered "Computer Math" as an even
by ams6110 9y ago
I started in the late 1970s at age 11-ish, on a TRS-80 Model I.
One of the local high schools bought a classroom of them and offered "Computer Math" as an evening extra-curricular for younger kids.
The difference then was that access to computers was something new and exciting. Today's kids grow up with computers from almost birth. They are commonplace items and don't strike up as much interest or curiosity.
- jcadam 9y agoI remember the facility my mother worked at had a family-day and I went on a tour, and got to see an actually operating Cray-2 (with the coolant waterfall). It was mesmerizing. So much cooler than rows of cabinets full of rack-mount equipment in a modern data center :)