I think it was at least 30 years ago. With the dot-com boom and impending Y2K disaster, tech had tons of high-paid jobs, and relatively few people had used com

I think it was at least 30 years ago. With the dot-com boom and impending Y2K disaster, tech had tons of high-paid jobs, and relatively few people had used computers much if at all. Tech 'wizards' were viewed as mysterious brilliant people who could do magic with a little bit of typing or tinkering.