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Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven

Charles Petzold

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Charles Petzold
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 2
Computer Scientist
Programmer
Writer
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Kitchen
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Microwave
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