If you wanted to use a new piece of software or library you had to buy at a store or order it by mail. So you ended up writing a lot of stuff like your own coll

If you wanted to use a new piece of software or library you had to buy at a store or order it by mail. So you ended up writing a lot of stuff like your own collections. No internet or even cell phones, I didn't have a computer at home - if something broke you had to wait until the next day when people were back in the office.