![]() However, so that you may have some idea of my personal "survivor bias", here is a super simplified multi-dimension history of my over 43 years of computing smashed into a linear list with massive things forgotten: My comment was about being a programmer and the fun of seeing a new technology that is an undefined territory to explore.īut I did directly mention that many of these do not workout as as I referenced: amiga, os/2, palm, and VisiCalc and Lotus 123 I am not sure why you are focusing on "survivor bias". > a little bit of survivor ship bias at play ![]() I have also seen many branches of computer tech die (amiga, os/2, palm….)īut from my point of view “figure out what it’s for” is the ultimate computer hackers playground.Īnd perhaps Vision Pro will be the first headset “worth criticizing” regardless of its success. I have seen this pattern repeat many times. And not long after, they had computers in their home. In less than 5 years, they had computers in thier business for Lotus123. And they didn’t see, the need for it in their business, even after seeing VisiCalc. ![]() They replied they didn’t think that would ever happen. The next year, a successful local business person asked me, if I thought in the future most people would have computers. ![]() When you turned on the computer, all you got was a flashing cursor wait for you to program in BASIC. When I took it to my Junior High science fair people were like stunned by a kid with a computer. Likely the first micro-computer in my small California town. In 1981, I received a computer as a birthday gift at the young age of 13. ![]()
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