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A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila. - Mitch Ratcliffe, 1992

1992.

The internet was the domain of colleges and government institutions. The Eternal September would begin one year later.

1992.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System just came out to most of the world, with North America getting it the year before and Japan two years prior.

1992.

One whole year before Doom would come out.

1992.

Windows 3.1 when it was still a DOS shell was released.

We were beating our heads against 386 processors praying for 486s, hopefully with the math coprocessor so we could actually get something done.

Even then, we knew. And now it's nearly 30 years later and it's just as true then as it is today.