• comrade_twisty@feddit.org
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    7 days ago

    That hits the nail on the head. I spent mamy hours of my infront of various computers ranging from Atari over C128 to 8086 and finally a glorious 386. Most of that time was spent fixing problems, trying to understand hard- and software issues and finding workarounds.

    Kids these days with iPads and Chromebooks don’t experience any of that.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      ok but that was a world of entire programs on a floppy disc and no real internet.

      My son is doing a coop term in consumer computer repair and business is brisk in keeping 15 year old computers working, second lives with Linux.

      • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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        6 days ago

        I mean yeah that’s awesome, i was talking about more like the elementary school level, im guessing your son wasn’t perpetually on an ipad playing candy crush at that age