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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by tomc1985 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @04:37PM (#15802025)
My parents used to swipe critical computer parts from my machine as punishment, to take it away. Things like power cords, keyboards -- little stuff that cripples the computer. But I had spares for days, stuffed in a little box in the back of my closet :)
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Re:Parents now spend twice as much time with their children ... by stickfigure on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:17AM (#15805213)
Growing up, I didn't need my parents to do that. Getting an IBM PC clone to play the latest games in the 80s required a constant effort of flipping dip switches, pulling jumpers, and reseating chips. Not to mention the whole EMM/EMS thing.

I'm still figuring out what I'm going to do for my son to give him the same... incentives.

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