I had a Vic20 but after it was stolen was the first kid in my neighbourhood to get a disc drive with a C64. Floppys were more expensive early but I remember about $20 for a box 10 - still a lot of 80's money! Learning you could double side a disc with a hole punch (and later the nibbler tool) is one of the head-exploding moments of my computer life.
OT: others are the first times I drew graphics on the amber monitor of a PC clone and adding data to a BE database and then seeing said data on a webpage. I think my security was about the same as current-day Lovable :)
OOT: Thinking about it, I believe the pure wonder & joy came because it seemed like magic, but then you figured out how it worked which gave you an immense feeling of power and self-determination. I worry that with AI today you'll get the former and never the latter, which will have serious, long-term ramifications. I hope I'm wrong.
OT: others are the first times I drew graphics on the amber monitor of a PC clone and adding data to a BE database and then seeing said data on a webpage. I think my security was about the same as current-day Lovable :)
OOT: Thinking about it, I believe the pure wonder & joy came because it seemed like magic, but then you figured out how it worked which gave you an immense feeling of power and self-determination. I worry that with AI today you'll get the former and never the latter, which will have serious, long-term ramifications. I hope I'm wrong.