+1 to that. My first exposure to non-personal computers was via VMS at the university. It was exciting. But then a few months later I got access to a SunOS lab

+1 to that. My first exposure to non-personal computers was via VMS at the university. It was exciting. But then a few months later I got access to a SunOS lab (and shortly after, AIX and HP-UX labs). Mind blown! Instantly in my mind VMS became just a toy, UNIX is where the hacker ethic lived for real. Thirty years later, still on UNIX (BSDs and Linux now). VMS? Yeah..