The Commodore 64 is what inspired my career in tech. Many firsts including machine language, pascal and game/utility programming.
The first software I ever created and sold was Disk Ease, which brought low level control of the 1541 to the normal person. Sold it through ads in the back of Computer Shopper magazine; I was 14. Let me tell you, there is nothing more inspirational than people sending money to your post office box from all around the country for something you built.
It wasn't a big seller by any means, but it laid the groundwork for my future.
I'd like to hear more about this story. I know personally at 14 while I was doing programming, it would have been super scary to call a magazine to place an ad or have the money for such an ad. How did you end up doing that?
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The Commodore 64 is what inspired my career in tech. Many firsts including machine language, pascal and game/utility programming.
The first software I ever created and sold was Disk Ease, which brought low level control of the 1541 to the normal person. Sold it through ads in the back of Computer Shopper magazine; I was 14. Let me tell you, there is nothing more inspirational than people sending money to your post office box from all around the country for something you built.
It wasn't a big seller by any means, but it laid the groundwork for my future.
I'd like to hear more about this story. I know personally at 14 while I was doing programming, it would have been super scary to call a magazine to place an ad or have the money for such an ad. How did you end up doing that?