When the veterans in the group were growing up, computers were quite rare and expensive, but Veres went to school in the age when anyone with a little money and skill could make up a small personal system. Veres says that what he does at home is different enough from what he does at work to serve as recreation for him. At work he deals with hardware; when he's at home, he focuses on software-reading programming manuals and creating new software for his own computer.
Veres reflects on the evolution of computers from his childhood to the present day, noting how, when he was younger, they were largely inaccessible and costly. In contrast, as technology progressed, he was able to build a personal computer system with relative ease if he had some financial resources and skills. This shift illustrates the growing accessibility of technology over time.
Despite working with hardware in his professional life, Veres finds...
