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In reply to the discussion: I am in a constant struggle with all the electronic crap and "upgrades" that do nothing to improve [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)I'm a magazine writer. I switched from writing articles about woodworking to writing for computer magazines in the mid-80s.
That happened because an editor supplied me with a PC Clone and Microsoft Word 1.0 for DOS. I got distracted by the computer. I finished the book, but then took six months off to dive into PC technology. Then, I started writing articles to help people use their computers and the software on them.
I'm completely self-taught. Even though I once owned a one-person software company and did everything from coding to sweeping the floor, I would not call myself an IT person. I'm a writer. I just like to learn stuff.
On the other hand, I took my first and only computer programming class in 1963, learning Fortran by punching IBM cards for an IBM 1620 owned by the university I attended. I dropped out, joined the USAF, and then got a degree in English after my enlistment.
So, my background isn't in IT. Not at all, but I have been around IT since the 1980s.