14 Oct
2007
14 Oct
'07
6 p.m.
M H Stein wrote:
Perhaps the *percentage* of computer owners who dug
into the hard/software
was higher then, but most of the time you *had to*, whereas today most of
it is done for fun and enjoyment, as well as pride of accomplishment.
The latter two reasons are most definitely why I do most of my "for fun"
programming on my 8088. I'm accomplishing things with that platform
that nobody 20 years ago did, which is a nice feeling.
--
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