The article mentions Oregon Trail as another classic app that changed lives at a young age -- this is dead on. I remember playing Oregon Trail during "computer time" as young as 2nd grade (about 8 years old) and wondering how the computer translated my keyboard input into what to display on the screen. And thus, a future hacker's curiosity is piqued.
If only my family didn't die of dysentery so often...
If only my family didn't die of dysentery so often...