i wouldn't say in our heads like we made it up, but it's just an experience that you cannot replicate if you've already experienced modern computing. growing up and experiencing the changes from analog to digital, dial-up to always on gigabit, 8bit to 64bit address space, 8bit color to 32bit, 8bit audio to 24bit, is all different because we have that frame of reference so it means more to us.
also, i didn't read manuals back then. i didn't know where they were. closest to a manual i had were Byte magazines
also, i didn't read manuals back then. i didn't know where they were. closest to a manual i had were Byte magazines