I could either choose to load the mouse and MS Windows. Or I could choose to load the modem and soundcard and stick to running DOS. And now you know why I never

I could either choose to load the mouse and MS Windows. Or I could choose to load the modem and soundcard and stick to running DOS. And now you know why I never felt like using Windows was necessary for me. Incidentally, in my circle of friends on the BBSes I used to dial, programming was one of the things the cool kids knew. So I taught myself C using nothing but the K&R book. As a loner and an outsider, I didn't have any other resources available. The result of this -- cutting my teeth on C pointers with nothing but that book for help -- is that when people in job interviews ask me about the most difficult technical thing I've ever worked on, I don't even hesitate to tell them about those years learning that stuff about C. What a fun and extremely intellectually challenging time!