Thanks. At the time, I had enlisted in the Navy, and had become a Cryptographic Technician. Computers used right at first were an old Bunko-Ramo BR-133 and for a mainframe was a Burroughs D-825. We programmed it with punched cards until we finally got the tape drives working properly. For fun, we had a SuperNova in the office we messed with. Input was switches and output was lights. I retired in 1980. Over the years, I build several Heathkit computers as well as every bit of my ham gear--which I still use, mostly CW. I am conversant with around 10 or 12 programming languages, some are still around while others have died off.
I've tried quite a few Linux distros and found Ubuntu about six years ago. I now have several distros running in VirtualBox, including ubuntu 21.10. I'm about to put Mint and OpenSUSE on the box soon to see how they behave. I have purpose-driven computers (3 laptops and 3 desktops) ranging from really old (used to run Windows Vista) to one only a year old (my gaming machine, running Windows 11). My bigger (in terms of storage capacity) is in the basement and sees service as my server for everything else in the house over the LAN.
All the advances in computers still get my attention. Sixty years in the biz is a long time.
Bill