[META] What are the demographics of this community? CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org • 1 year ago message-square72fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-square[META] What are the demographics of this community? CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org • 1 year ago message-square72fedilink
minus-square sudsmcduff ( @sudsmcduff@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoXennial here! Had friends with Atari 2600s, first childhood console was an NES, and first home computer was a used Atari 800XL. Oh, and my first school computers in small-town Ontario were Commodore PETs and ICONs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICON_(microcomputer)).
minus-square CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) OPlinkfedilink3•1 year agoWow, go Ontario Ministry of Education.
minus-square duncesplayed ( @duncesplayed@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoRIP Bette Stephenson. In the same way that Al Gore invented the Internet, Bette Stephenson invented the ICON. She was a very stubborn politician who would not tolerate anything other than complete success from the project. Passed away 3 years ago.
Xennial here! Had friends with Atari 2600s, first childhood console was an NES, and first home computer was a used Atari 800XL.
Oh, and my first school computers in small-town Ontario were Commodore PETs and ICONs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICON_(microcomputer)).
Wow, go Ontario Ministry of Education.
RIP Bette Stephenson. In the same way that Al Gore invented the Internet, Bette Stephenson invented the ICON. She was a very stubborn politician who would not tolerate anything other than complete success from the project. Passed away 3 years ago.