I got my first computer (a Commodore 64) when I was around 8 -- my entire family chipped in and it was pretty much the only Christmas present I got that year.
My school had a few Commodore 64s and we got to have one in our class room for a few months. I was instantly interested in computers and read all the computer books we had in the school library. My grade 3 teacher was the one that recommended to my parents that they get me a computer.
If anything in that article is actually true, I think it's ancient history now. Computers are quite literally everywhere now; even those 10 years younger than me were better off. The point about girls and computers is definitely out of date; I have a 13 year old daughter and her and all her friends have constant access to computers.
My school had a few Commodore 64s and we got to have one in our class room for a few months. I was instantly interested in computers and read all the computer books we had in the school library. My grade 3 teacher was the one that recommended to my parents that they get me a computer.
If anything in that article is actually true, I think it's ancient history now. Computers are quite literally everywhere now; even those 10 years younger than me were better off. The point about girls and computers is definitely out of date; I have a 13 year old daughter and her and all her friends have constant access to computers.