20 May
2024
20 May
'24
2:31 a.m.
On the matter of the interest of the younger
generation, I had 25 years
of teaching at the end of my career as a point of observation. I
frequently went into stories to explain how things that I taught matter
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As I get older (71 this year) I wonder if there are really enough people
in the world who care!
cheers,
Nigel Johnson
(Previously popularly known as Bill Johnson, MD of Emulex Canada 1984-1987)
Having run a computer museum for 5 years, I can tell you there will always
be young people who care about old tech, and who seek out knowledge. I
have had many elementary school kids show up who know quite obscure details
of systems sold decades before they were born. For the average visitor
however I learned really quick that you have to start off with something
that the person can connect with easily, before you get right into deep
ancient lore.
At some point computers as we know them (whatever your age) will be
forgotten. The first-person experiences and problem solving, the
real-world use. Like the archeologist who learns how to make ancient
human stone points for research purposes, but who has no actual reason to
actually hunt and prepare a meal with them. The context will be lost.
Even mundane things like printing, connecting with a modem, saving files
to external media.....fading away.
Bill