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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by mironathetin on Monday December 15, 2014 @09:06AM (#8751963)
Great story. Is it fair to say, if he had had internet, television, cinemas and tons of friends around, he would never have achieved that?

I see our kids every day staring at various screens, being miles away from any creative impulse and getting really mad, if we discuss (or execute) internet access limits.

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Re:“Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own ... by orangecomputer on Thursday December 18, 2014 @09:54AM (#8767425)
It's very hard to say.

Right before leaving for the country, circa 1997-1998, my best friend was trying to get me into C++, as he was a games dev / games fanatic like I was. I had always wanted to get my hands into C++ and start working with it. It never really transpired sadly as I had no idea where to start.

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