When I was 13 I installed Linux in Virtualbox on a Mac because for some reason thought dual booting would be harder, we did not have any non-apple devices in the house, I do not recommend, the performance was terrible (I probably had something set up wrong because it was really way worse than you would expect)

I have ended up on Windows with a Linux laptop for traveling, but will probably switch to Linux as soon as either:

1. I get a new VR headset
2. Monado gets decent controller tracking support
3. It's 2026 and Windows with WMR support has stopped getting security updates

Then I will have crossed the whole mac->windows->linux pipeline.

I feel attacked !

Or seen. same difference.

I started with System 7 on the Mac and because of that I had to quickly learn ResEdit and hex editing. Ironically this made me better later in life with windows and Linux, that shit is a breeze in comparison.

Also HyperCard fucking slapped

Correlation does not imply causation though...

careful, you mentioned linux on 196, that's a hangin' offense

I wish Linux existed when I was twelve.

I used an Apple IIe in 1st grade. With the big 5.25in floppys. Learned logo and figured out how to make spirograms using recursive patterns.

Much later we got a Dell P90 and win 95 before going through the rest of windows releases up through win 7. I figured out Linux in high school at some point, but that’s more of a hobby from time to time.

But also used os/7/8/9 at school and later switched to Mac in general.