>>> “We wanted there to be personal computers so that we could free ourselves from the constraints of institutions, whether government or corporate.” I grew up in the era of PCs, but our family didn't have one until I was about 8-9 yo. So I either had to go visit my geeky friend who had a PC or wait until my father brought this huge PC from his work for the weekend so we could play Wolfenstein 3D. Can't imagine how frustrating it was for developers to have to wait to get access to the university or work computer.