I learned to program on an Apple IIe, at probably 9 or 10 years old. One thing about computers those days was that learning to program was often considered par

I learned to program on an Apple IIe, at probably 9 or 10 years old. One thing about computers those days was that learning to program was often considered part of using the machine. Like the Apple IIe came with manuals that taught you Apple Basic, and I remember my Dad trying to learn it, with some minor success (although not as much as me). It was kind of assumed that to be making full use of the machine as a consumer, you'd have to learn to program. I guess because the OS/UI were "closer to the metal". Middle school "computing" class, which all students took, also involved teaching programming, although on Commodore 64s. Another thing I'd note about the OP is that most of the game splashscreens shown have "cracked by" attributions added to them, which goes without comment in the OP. :)