# How long did you study?

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**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-long-did-you-study/20405 "2003-05-08T10:11:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-long-did-you-study/20405/21 "2003-05-09T22:31:34Z")

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12 years of regular school, followed by 5 years of college to get a BSc in Comp. Sci. I was 23 when I graduated, that was 20 years ago.

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-long-did-you-study/20405/22 "2003-05-09T23:01:45Z")

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computers ran on vacuum tubes back then, right?

did you have to “pump up” the connection first?

😉

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-long-did-you-study/20405/23 "2003-05-09T23:10:41Z")

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connection? what connection? The TTY terminals were all hard wired, and the computer occupied most of the first floor of the building.

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