David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Commodore 64 was the inspiration.
I really wanted a Commodore 64.
That was the first computer I ever sat down in front.
And the way I sat down in front of it was I was five years old and there was this one kid on my street who had a Commodore 64.
No one else had a computer.
So we were all the kids just
Getting over there and we were all playing Yer Kung Fu.
I don't know if you've ever seen that game.
It was one of the original fighting games.
It's really a great game.
And I was playing that for the first time at five years old.
And we were like seven kids sitting up in this one kid's bedroom, all taking our turn to play the game.
And I just found that unbelievably interesting.
And I begged and I begged and I begged my dad, could I get a computer?
Okay.
And he finally comes home.
He's like, I got your computer.
I was like, yes, my own Commodore 64.
And he pulls out this black, green and blue keyboard.
That's an Armstrong 464.