Oh, you actually had an Apple II, my condolences :) The //e actually had disk drives (although I also had the tape deck experience thanks to a TI 99/4A). Anywa

Oh, you actually had an Apple II, my condolences :) The //e actually had disk drives (although I also had the tape deck experience thanks to a TI 99/4A). Anyway: > I had to read out of scrappy library copies of Byte and Compute magazine. There were hours of trial and error. That's a great way to build persistence. Many kids lack that skill. > All of this information was right there on the computer. No more trudging down to the library or throwing away my money on thick technical manuals and trial-version compilers. Mm, I remember library trips. Taught me how to actually look stuff up. I agree, when I first got Internet access, being able to download DJGPP changed my life. But on the //e, I learned how to reverse-engineer. Taught myself assembly by reading hex/assembly listings and via trial and error. I agree modern systems make it easier to learn. But the Apple //e made you learn.