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User recounts early self-taught computing on RadioShack TRS-80 III

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In 1985, a user in rural Pennsylvania discovered a room filled with unused RadioShack TRS-80 III computers. With no one to teach computer science, the user and a classmate taught themselves programming using textbooks and cassette tapes for code storage. This experience sparked a lifelong passion for computing, influencing their son who became a software engineer before the widespread AI transformation. AI

RANK_REASON This is a personal anecdote about old computer hardware, not a significant industry event.

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User recounts early self-taught computing on RadioShack TRS-80 III

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    @ jrconlin In about 1985, in rural PA, there was a room, next to our math teachers classroom, full of unused # RadioShack # TRS80 III # computers , all covered

    @ jrconlin In about 1985, in rural PA, there was a room, next to our math teachers classroom, full of unused # RadioShack # TRS80 III # computers , all covered with dust covers. A classmate and I asked our math teacher what was going on with them, and he said that there was no on…

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