> On the matter of the interest of the younger generation, I had 25 years > of teaching at the end of my career as a point of observation. I > frequently went into stories to explain how things that I taught matter > <snip> > > As I get older (71 this year) I wonder if there are really enough people > in the world who care! > > cheers, > Nigel Johnson > (Previously popularly known as Bill Johnson, MD of Emulex Canada 1984-1987) > > > Having run a computer museum for 5 years, I can tell you there will always be young people who care about old tech, and who seek out knowledge. I have had many elementary school kids show up who know quite obscure details of systems sold decades before they were born. For the average visitor however I learned really quick that you have to start off with something that the person can connect with easily, before you get right into deep ancient lore.
At some point computers as we know them (whatever your age) will be forgotten. The first-person experiences and problem solving, the real-world use. Like the archeologist who learns how to make ancient human stone points for research purposes, but who has no actual reason to actually hunt and prepare a meal with them. The context will be lost. Even mundane things like printing, connecting with a modem, saving files to external media.....fading away. Bill
