My mother was a teacher in computer science (called informatics here at the time). She brought the first computer into the house (8088) and even a "laptop" that was over 5 kilos (a sharp with lcd).
What got me into Linux was a little later in 1997. I was playing Quake and I found out that my ping times were 60ms lower over a modem 33k6 connection than with Windows. That got me sold. And I just had a knack for the command line.
During my student time I quickly found out that tech paid my bills a lot easier than working in a cafe. It didn't attract many girls though so I kind of tried to combine it ;-)
What got me into Linux was a little later in 1997. I was playing Quake and I found out that my ping times were 60ms lower over a modem 33k6 connection than with Windows. That got me sold. And I just had a knack for the command line.
During my student time I quickly found out that tech paid my bills a lot easier than working in a cafe. It didn't attract many girls though so I kind of tried to combine it ;-)