RE: BLOCKCHAIN: Anyone who thinks Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are just a fad falls into the same category of people who thought "that Internet thing" was just a fad back in the 90s..!!
Great comment. I had a very similar background having taken my first office job in 1985, only to be confronted by an unopened box in the reception with a brand new IBM XT PC in it with Lotus 1-2-3 sat on the top, also unopened. No one dare open it. At the tender age of 20 I then taught myself the basics and then went on to write bespoke Quantity Surveying, Cost Management and Shutdown Programs that were cutting edge in the 1990's . Great memories. Just a couple of my earlier Blogs.
One for the "Old School". How Blockchain began..!!
https://steemit.com/lotus123/@stephenkendal/one-for-the-old-school-how-blockchain-began
BLOCKCHAIN is a Revolution that builds on another Technical Revolution so old that only the more experienced among us remember it: the invention of the DATABASE..!!
https://steemit.com/blockchain/@stephenkendal/blockchain-is-a-revolution-that-builds-on-another-technical-revolution-so-old-that-only-the-more-experienced-among-us-remember
Thanks again for a great comment. Great memories..!! Stephen
You definitely took me down memory lane today. I remember all those Lotus screens. I felt so superior with my SuperCalc and remember arguing about it.
And now I know why I am having difficulty understanding the blockchain - database theory is one of my weak points!