First things first, females can be just as interested in technology as the documentary portrayed males to be.
Computers, coding and technology are not only for the coke addicted, computer enthused and body odour smelling computer geeks.
They’re for the other gender too, you know – those ‘girls’ that these nerds find too confusing so they just code.
I’m a computer enthusiast; I was since I can remember. It was cool watching a movie about how my interest came about. They’re the reason I’m typing on my PC right now!
On another note, this documentary opened my eyes to how Microsoft and Apple both really came about.
These people based their lives on programming and problem solving. It’s surprising how fast the word spread of this new ‘personal computer’ and how many people believed in the product.
To get funded for the Apple II when looking like a hippy is really something!
In the end I felt sorry for Ed Roberts and how he just kind of gave up after he really did build the first pc and became a doctor. (This by the way isn’t too bad either!) .
These days, PC’s dominate the market from the Microsoft based PC and the Apple based MAC.
I just wish I was able to cash in on my hobby at the age of 21!
Triumph of the Nerds: By Robert X
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I liked your post about triumph of the nerds, it was nice to read and it was good that you brought up the gender question.
Good reflection, above all when you say that about women. I’m completely agree with you. Computers and women are perfectly compatible.
I must agree with you about the gender question. Is a wrong estereotype that only men are good with technological stuff. In fact, all the studies show that, generally, women are more clever and intelligent than men, so I don’t find a good reason because women can’t be good at computing.
and I also agree with you on whaat you say about Ed Roberts. He finally got some recognition, but maybe he sould have got much more.