Well, your age group used the internet, but people now in their 40s and 50s built the internet. I would say the difference is more in areas of expertise: I've noticed that older programmers tend to work more on system code -- operating systems, databases, routers, networking stacks, real time applications, etc. Stuff that's just a magic black box for most younger programmers, who focus on web applications and concentrate in javascript. The C/javascript divides separates older/younger programmers quite clearly, although of course many older programmers work in javascript and many younger programmers work in C. Now with WASM, things may be turning full circle, and then next generation will have grown up with Assembly!
But most older programmers also had access to computers -- they just weren't on the internet, they had to type their programs in from magazines (as hobbyists) or load them from magnetic tapes shipped from Berkeley :)
But most older programmers also had access to computers -- they just weren't on the internet, they had to type their programs in from magazines (as hobbyists) or load them from magnetic tapes shipped from Berkeley :)