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> > 14 YEAR OLD KIDS PLAY WITH MCU'S?
>
> Hello, my name is Timmy.  I am 7 years old today.  For
> Christmas, Mommy says she'll buy me a PIC programmer and
> a 16F628.  Oh, and a Tonka truck.
> :-)
>
>
> Seriously though -- why not 14?  I started in electronics
> at 10-ish when I picked up a copy of Radio Electronics,
> and quickly moved to the digital world at 11-ish when I got
> my first TTL chip.  And kids today amaze me as they start
> things earlier and earlier.

I only really got into electronics somewhat seriously when I was 15
or 16 (my grade 11 year), but I had been interested in electronics
since I was 9 or 10 (grade 5 year).  But, seriously, that's the best
time to begin!  I've competed in a few electronics competitions in my
time, and I like to think that I did fairly well; if I hadn't had
that prior interest, I would never have done as well as I did.

- --Brendan

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