I had a dumb terminal with a dial-up modem in 1976. I learned from books, classes at colleges, mentors. Employers recruited through newspapers and recruiters, I

I had a dumb terminal with a dial-up modem in 1976. I learned from books, classes at colleges, mentors. Employers recruited through newspapers and recruiters, I got jobs through word of mouth and asking everyone I knew. Nerds would meet up to exchange information. We had magazines like Computerworld.