Some days I wonder if things would be different had I taken different paths. Had I not spent college with an 8-bit computer.
But then i realize that I probably would have tried to use an Amiga / Atari ST well past the expiration date of those machines. I wouldn't have been ready for an IBM PC (486 SX 20) and Linux. i'd probably still be wondering when the Amiga would be making its return from the dead.
I don't know why this is my favorite "what-if" that I keep replaying but it's a strong scent