Stefano Marinelli on Nostr: My passion for computing began when I was very young. I taught myself English by ...
My passion for computing began when I was very young. I taught myself English by reading the instruction and programming manuals of my favorite platforms. My younger sister would look at me with the wide eyes of a little girl who saw a genius, for to her, I was her big brother - brilliant, heroic, incredibly strong. I was none of these things (except older), but to her, I was her role model. She would laugh hysterically when I purposefully dropped fruit on Donald Duck's Playground on the C64, just to see her laugh.
When I was photographed in front of my computer, she wanted to be included too, aspiring to be like me.
Later, she enjoyed drawing with Deluxe Paint on my Amiga, trying to understand how a computer worked. She was curious about what fascinated me so much about it, sharing my passion. But she was already drawing far better than I ever could.
On her 8th birthday, she decided to buy (with money gifted from relatives) a Sega Megadrive, knowing it was my dream console at the time. Since I let her use my computer, she wanted to reciprocate with something I would also enjoy.
30 years ago today, she passed away. She was just 8, and I was 14. I promised her that I would not pursue this career for "money" or anything else, but to prove to her that she was right to believe in me, because, as she used to say, “you love it when things work, even if it drives you crazy.”
Friends of the Fediverse, now you know why this time of year is not (and never will be) the happiest or most peaceful for me.
#TechMemories #SiblingsBond #RetroComputing #InMemory
When I was photographed in front of my computer, she wanted to be included too, aspiring to be like me.
Later, she enjoyed drawing with Deluxe Paint on my Amiga, trying to understand how a computer worked. She was curious about what fascinated me so much about it, sharing my passion. But she was already drawing far better than I ever could.
On her 8th birthday, she decided to buy (with money gifted from relatives) a Sega Megadrive, knowing it was my dream console at the time. Since I let her use my computer, she wanted to reciprocate with something I would also enjoy.
30 years ago today, she passed away. She was just 8, and I was 14. I promised her that I would not pursue this career for "money" or anything else, but to prove to her that she was right to believe in me, because, as she used to say, “you love it when things work, even if it drives you crazy.”
Friends of the Fediverse, now you know why this time of year is not (and never will be) the happiest or most peaceful for me.
#TechMemories #SiblingsBond #RetroComputing #InMemory