Comments on: Thanks… http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Semeria http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5933 David Semeria Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:45:48 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-5933 You're right there, Chris. I firmly remember the sense of total wonder I had those rare times I had the chance to sit in front of a real-life computer. You're right there, Chris. I firmly remember the sense of total wonder I had those rare times I had the chance to sit in front of a real-life computer.

]]> By: chris dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5761 chris dixon Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:18:28 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-5761 I am certainly no expert in child development, but it seems to me that some people just like computers and some don't. All you can probably do is show them how cool they are and see if they like it...?<br><br>I had a similar experience. I think the lack of manuals etc made it that much more mysterious/fascinating. I am certainly no expert in child development, but it seems to me that some people just like computers and some don't. All you can probably do is show them how cool they are and see if they like it…?

I had a similar experience. I think the lack of manuals etc made it that much more mysterious/fascinating.

]]> By: Eric Amram http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5760 Eric Amram Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:42:43 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-5760 Thank you for all your great posts, Chris.<br><br>What I would like to ask you is where did this willingness to go join the Atari user group, to be so thirsty about knowledge on your machine, where did this really stem from?<br><br>Your story remind me of my childhood, making my father sweat on the thick "Commodore-64 Kernel manual", to translate from English to French some very obscure sentences, as I could barely understand english at that time.<br><br>As a father now, I'm wondering what kind of special event can trigger such a determination, to step over difficult hurdles and make progress even when you're just a kid.<br><br>I perfectly remember my defining moment: going with a friend of my parents to his office, as I was 6 (in '79), and see him writing two lines of code that would produce "Bonjour Eric" 200 times in just a second. This was clever from him: showcase the power of the computer with personalized message. I got hooked. <br><br>Did you have such a defining moment, or do you think it was just the accumulated fascination of video games (as I was too!) that made you so strong in this path?<br><br>The hand-written letter was important for sure, but was there something before, already?<br><br>Take care,<br><br>--Eric Thank you for all your great posts, Chris.

What I would like to ask you is where did this willingness to go join the Atari user group, to be so thirsty about knowledge on your machine, where did this really stem from?

Your story remind me of my childhood, making my father sweat on the thick “Commodore-64 Kernel manual”, to translate from English to French some very obscure sentences, as I could barely understand english at that time.

As a father now, I'm wondering what kind of special event can trigger such a determination, to step over difficult hurdles and make progress even when you're just a kid.

I perfectly remember my defining moment: going with a friend of my parents to his office, as I was 6 (in '79), and see him writing two lines of code that would produce “Bonjour Eric” 200 times in just a second. This was clever from him: showcase the power of the computer with personalized message. I got hooked.

Did you have such a defining moment, or do you think it was just the accumulated fascination of video games (as I was too!) that made you so strong in this path?

The hand-written letter was important for sure, but was there something before, already?

Take care,

–Eric

]]> By: chris dixon http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 chris dixon Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:18:28 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2736 I am certainly no expert in child development, but it seems to me that some people just like computers and some don't. All you can probably do is show them how cool they are and see if they like it...?<br><br>I had a similar experience. I think the lack of manuals etc made it that much more mysterious/fascinating. I am certainly no expert in child development, but it seems to me that some people just like computers and some don't. All you can probably do is show them how cool they are and see if they like it…?

I had a similar experience. I think the lack of manuals etc made it that much more mysterious/fascinating.

]]> By: Eric Amram http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Eric Amram Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:42:43 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2734 Thank you for all your great posts, Chris.<br><br>What I would like to ask you is where did this willingness to go join the Atari user group, to be so thirsty about knowledge on your machine, where did this really stem from?<br><br>Your story remind me of my childhood, making my father sweat on the thick "Commodore-64 Kernel manual", to translate from English to French some very obscure sentences, as I could barely understand english at that time.<br><br>As a father now, I'm wondering what kind of special event can trigger such a determination, to step over difficult hurdles and make progress even when you're just a kid.<br><br>I perfectly remember my defining moment: going with a friend of my parents to his office, as I was 6 (in '79), and see him writing two lines of code that would produce "Bonjour Eric" 200 times in just a second. This was clever from him: showcase the power of the computer with personalized message. I got hooked. <br><br>Did you have such a defining moment, or do you think it was just the accumulated fascination of video games (as I was too!) that made you so strong in this path?<br><br>The hand-written letter was important for sure, but was there something before, already?<br><br>Take care,<br><br>--Eric Thank you for all your great posts, Chris.

What I would like to ask you is where did this willingness to go join the Atari user group, to be so thirsty about knowledge on your machine, where did this really stem from?

Your story remind me of my childhood, making my father sweat on the thick “Commodore-64 Kernel manual”, to translate from English to French some very obscure sentences, as I could barely understand english at that time.

As a father now, I'm wondering what kind of special event can trigger such a determination, to step over difficult hurdles and make progress even when you're just a kid.

I perfectly remember my defining moment: going with a friend of my parents to his office, as I was 6 (in '79), and see him writing two lines of code that would produce “Bonjour Eric” 200 times in just a second. This was clever from him: showcase the power of the computer with personalized message. I got hooked.

Did you have such a defining moment, or do you think it was just the accumulated fascination of video games (as I was too!) that made you so strong in this path?

The hand-written letter was important for sure, but was there something before, already?

Take care,

–Eric

]]> By: OurielOhayon http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 OurielOhayon Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:22:06 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2629 OM is a great guy. And a good friend too. always great to read those stories from people i don t know (yet) OM is a great guy. And a good friend too. always great to read those stories from people i don t know (yet)

]]> By: farhanlalji http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2624 farhanlalji Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:45:34 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2624 I was just thinking yesterday that people don't say "thank you" enough. <br><br>Nice post. I was just thinking yesterday that people don't say “thank you” enough.

Nice post.

]]> By: David Semeria http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 David Semeria Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:00:28 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2622 Yes and no. Bandwidth (especially over mobile) is the new scarce resource. Try deploying a 1Mb app to a mobile browser - you've got the use the same mindset as we did back then. Yes and no. Bandwidth (especially over mobile) is the new scarce resource. Try deploying a 1Mb app to a mobile browser – you've got the use the same mindset as we did back then.

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2601 Daniel Tunkelang Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:09:43 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2601 One of the nice things about blogging is that more of the conversation is public. It makes it easier to be a nice guy and communicate efficiently. Still, I'm always grateful and impressed when people whose time is extremely valuable spare some of it for me. It also encourages me to try to make it worth their while. One of the nice things about blogging is that more of the conversation is public. It makes it easier to be a nice guy and communicate efficiently. Still, I'm always grateful and impressed when people whose time is extremely valuable spare some of it for me. It also encourages me to try to make it worth their while.

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://cdixon.org/2009/09/17/thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 Daniel Tunkelang Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:06:02 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=969#comment-2600 I was a Commodore 64 kid, but I had similar fun with the 6502. Though I think the most fun I had was working with my dad on a French version of Eliza in Commodore Basic, complete with profanity. Never showed that one to my middle-school French teacher! I was a Commodore 64 kid, but I had similar fun with the 6502. Though I think the most fun I had was working with my dad on a French version of Eliza in Commodore Basic, complete with profanity. Never showed that one to my middle-school French teacher!

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