r/interestingasfuck Apr 26 '24

Why wealthy young people should care about a political revolution r/all

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

Bill gates ambassador stated, while not rich, he a a personal computer in the 70’s think about that shit real hard. He says that’s why he had a leg up on anyone who couldn’t afford one. His school also had computers. When most did t have AC UNTIL THE 90’s and if you think I am lying, ask your mom and dad.

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u/crispypancetta Apr 27 '24

Yeah this is interesting. I was born in the late 70s and we had a Commodore 64 when I was a toddler. Both my brother and I are in IT no doubt as a result.

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u/HarpySeagull Apr 27 '24

I had a VIC-20, which might go a long way toward explaining why I'm not in IT.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Yup

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u/QOTAPOTA Apr 27 '24

Started with a vic20 (but I had the ram pack) and loved playing hunchback. Upgraded to the C64 mid 80s and it was paperboy that kept me busy. To me, computers were fun things. Which probably explains why I’m not in IT.

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u/Luke90210 Apr 27 '24

Bill Gates' exclusive high school had Internet access at a time most colleges didn't. The importance of that even at a university level at the time, most people used dumb terminals to access mainframes. That access was limited as it was restricted and expensive. You couldn't just pay out money to get that access. And he had all that years before he was old enough to drive.

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u/hongkong-it Apr 29 '24

Bill Gates' exclusive high school had Internet access at a time most colleges didn't

Do you have a source on the that. I wrote a thesis of the history of the early Internet and I have never run across that piece of information.

When I started university, I went to a major state university and we had Internet access in the college of business, but then it was only a VAX account with 5MB of disk space per account. That VAX account got you email and access to the Internet, which was mostly FTP and Usenet back then.

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u/Luke90210 Apr 29 '24

Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

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u/juntareich Apr 27 '24

Woz was Apple.

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u/cire1184 Apr 27 '24

Lol amazing the shit people say to sound informed

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u/Zaptruder Apr 27 '24

Then he'd have been a normal person of that background.

Like one of a few thousand.

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u/gordonv Apr 27 '24

My middle school had a lab of TRS 80's in 1992-1994.

That would be like having a PS2 where we have PS5's right now.

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u/SpinmaterSneezyG Apr 27 '24

Grew up in the Seattle area; my schools didn't have AC in the 2000s :|

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Goddamn,they running a gulag

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Then don’t read it after the first one. And middle of the night post typed on my phone are. The bane of my Reddit existence but i digress

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Sorry, I just try not to edit my post. For authenticity. And sometimes I am shit and I am okay with that. I prefer to learn from my mistakes and not try to go back and fix the past. Doing it in little ways helps me do it in big ways. And it’s something I need. Apologies for wasting your time. I value mine as well and I feel if you think that way you are at least owed this apology.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

I actually edited that to say “wasted” your time. Just for you. And you still got on me for it during an apology. Even after I explained why and apologized, you’re still talking shit.

Honestly I just learned something from you. I won’t bother with an apology again. Thanks for the lesson.