What got you into computers to begin with?

I got bullied at school and my family would either neglect me or yell and be abusive, so I would skip school to avoid being beaten or laughed at, and I'd stay in my room to avoid seeing my other family members. My computer was all I had, so I got very familiar with it. The internet was my escape. On forums and world4ch, I eventually got interested in Linux and programming. So I started to learn some things on my own. Then I studied CS in higher education and now I'm a developer.

All because of growing up in a broken home and bad environment where I saw people as threats.

What about you?

>>7
Pretty sure that GCC was a thing back then.