Comment by pixl97

I would like to point out that you were playing a bit of goal post moving.

>Most kids felt awe.

then

>which many kids somehow managed to type in and run.

The number of kids that had computers that typed in BASIC programs was absolutely tiny, unless they were doing it as part of a school as a grade. The number of kids at home that had computers in around 93 was less than 1/5th of all households and those tended to be the most wealthy. Even then they were so expensive most parents were telling them to stay away and not letting them edit random files.