Yep, back when the Apple IIe was released, I purchased one and within a few days I wrote a complete billing system for my 120 subscription customers. Programming and execution was so simple and accessible there was no need to purchase software or to pay anyone for a customized solution.
The advent of the closed-source model by Mac and Windoze was the reason that I was an early adopter of Linux.
Nowadays very few people understand or appreciate the value of being able to do your own coding.
Yep, back when the Apple IIe was released, I purchased one and within a few days I wrote a complete billing system for my 120 subscription customers. Programming and execution was so simple and accessible there was no need to purchase software or to pay anyone for a customized solution.
The advent of the closed-source model by Mac and Windoze was the reason that I was an early adopter of Linux.
Nowadays very few people understand or appreciate the value of being able to do your own coding.
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