• @shalafi@lemmy.world
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    2026 days ago

    GenX is what the comment is about. Millennials were born to home computers but the early ones had to contend with much the same mess we did.

    • @Cypher@lemmy.world
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      725 days ago

      Millennials were born to home computers

      The majority of Millennials probably first got a PC in the home in their tween/teen years.

    • @ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      225 days ago

      Early millennials are definitely thrown in there and remember “before the internet and cell phones” where a thing. I was flipping dip switches on my motherboard to make my swapped out components work. My first pc I got a hold of ran on dos and 5 1/4 floppies. Teens of the 90"s are probably the most pc tech literate ones.

    • @Kadaj21@lemmy.world
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      225 days ago

      Yeah, early millennial and OPs comment fits to a “T” for me, though I think some of my experiences had a bit more socialization in context, like ICQ, Aol chat, and MSN messenger. The rise of cell phones, text messages, T9, etc. My kids are amazed when I pull out the VHS tapes at my parents, or my dad pulls out some cassettes or vinyls (though those have been more popular of late).