26 Jan
1998
26 Jan
'98
6:38 a.m.
On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Brett wrote:
Now - I have to state that I am in some agreement with
Sam but I also
disagree. The drug culture predates computers (as discussed here) by
serveral centuries (certainly meets the 10 yr rule 8-) And the drug
culture (as discussed here) is an integral part of the early computer
culture (at least in the U.S.) Anyone who attempts to ignore that is
well - Stupid! For some, computers were the anti-drug program of the
day. For others, the other way around.
It the early days of computers, when I used to hang out at the
college computer lab (where my mom worked) to get a chance at the computer
when someone who signed up for it, forgot to show up for their turn, I'd
sit down and hack away. Back in those days (pre-micro days) all the
computer enthusiasts had long hair in a pony tail and smoked pot
regularly. Typically, we'd smoke pot BEFORE we'd start hacking. ;) It
wasn't until I got my KIM-1 and started hanging around micro enthusiasts
that I noticed a trend toward short hair, NON-drug use, and (for want of a
better word) geeks. The long haired pot smoking hacker was more of a nerd
while the micro hacker was more towards the geek. However, in those days,
a geek was very bright, they had to be, you had to build most of your own
stuff, while today it's all GUI and plug&play (tm) technology...........sq
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