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I don't know about you, but I got into computers when I was 7 years old, precisely because it was something anyone could tinker with, if they wanted to invest time and effort in it.

Yes, I know, years have passed and software is more complex and it's a more mature industry. But it's still a hell of a lot easier to teach yourself to program, than to teach yourself to put car engines together.

Other than blatant elitism, I don't see any real reason why this can't be the thing your 286 DOS box has in common with Nexus.




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