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mixmastamyk on Sept 21, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: We need young programmers; We need old programmers

Boomers are retired now or soon to be, no? 1950 was 70 years ago. How about GenX? While we didn't invent computers, we grew up building them at home from kits and later Computer Shopper. Very few folks get that experience any longer, outside of connecting a USB device.

ChrisMarshallNY on Sept 21, 2020 [–]

I'm 58, which is sort of "the last of the Boomers," maybe. I don't remember the year range.

In any case, it doesn't really matter. I'm planning to croak face-down on my keyboard. The mortician is gonna have to rub "QWERTY" off my cheek.

This was my first paid work: https://littlegreenviper.com/TF30194/TF30194-Manual-1987.pdf

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