The OA sees professionals using amateur tools. I've always drawn some comfort from the idea that some young person somewhere not rich can get an old box and dow

The OA sees professionals using amateur tools. I've always drawn some comfort from the idea that some young person somewhere not rich can get an old box and download an OS and the same toolchain that people use to build stuff they see. Hardware can be differentiated: HP Z series work station half a dozen large monitors and a mechanical switch keyboard will feel much nicer than a frankenbox from the local supermarket. I take the OAs point that it is still basically a 'glass teletype'.