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jploudre | 4 years ago

Whoa. I’m a physician now. I never never have guessed my article from 20 years ago would make the front page of HN!

BeOS was tremendously snappy on that hardware but I ended up missing applications on the Mac.

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classichasclass|4 years ago

Ha, made the same jump myself. Computers are much more fun as a hobby than as $DAYJOB.

watersb|4 years ago

Ed Roberts decided to stop playing with toys full-time, so he moved back home and became a dentist. Small-town doctor and mayor.

After giving Bill and Paul their first personal computer gig.

It would seem that the esteemed Dr. Roberts pathway has good company.

emodendroket|4 years ago

I thought so and didn't pursue it in school. After answering phones for a living for a while I changed my mind.

stillicidious|4 years ago

Awesome career twist, potentialy more interesting than the article :) Did you go from professional -> professional, or not much past hobbyist tech?

jploudre|4 years ago

I’ve always been a hobbyist on tech. I follow it like some people follow sports.