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marx2k@lemmy.world to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.works · 5 months ago

Computer Camp Ad, Byte Magazine Volume 7, Number 4, April 1982

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Computer Camp Ad, Byte Magazine Volume 7, Number 4, April 1982

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marx2k@lemmy.world to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.works · 5 months ago
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  • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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    $2700 for two weeks, offered in some nice locations

    Would’ve paid off!

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      I think my dad paid $600 back then. And yeah, it got me into an IT career.

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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        Heck yeah!

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      Yeah, but they’re only teaching basic and Pascal .

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        deleted by creator

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      Pretty sure it says two-week sessions, so $795/2 weeks

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        Ya then adjust for inflation to understand a bit more of the level of pain of giving the kid the privilege, nice of parents to do!

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    Dad put me in one, 2 weeks, 2 summers. It was all indoors though.

    We met the guy in his living room and he sold dad on it. We spent a week learning BASIC on VIC-20s and the next week we teamed up and wrote our own video games. Ultimately that led me into IT work in my 30s.

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      Do you have a chance to swim or run in the sunshine morning on a farm ?

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    Assembly Language, Advanced Electronics, and Artificial Intelligence. Oh yeah, those 3 things in one sentence.

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    Great, computer camp session also included swimming in the pool .

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