We won. That's all I can say after so many years. The lack of spaces to expand our hobbies. Social rejection. The criticism of our parents. And today? Everyone with mini computers in their pockets, desperate for the latest trendy app. The nerds of the '80s and those who came later, we won.

Of course, we began our journey somewhere, somehow. Perhaps it was the luck of a good economic situation, or the brand new computer lab created at school. A second-hand system bought with great effort, or a visit to a store. To remember those moments, a humble gallery.

How many primordial beings have we faced? How many dark planes did we traverse? Space wars, magic kingdoms, strange experiments that didn't quite work. Tricks extracted from magazines, shareware and not-so-legal copies, made almost in secret.

Furious green text on black background, monochrome graphics that were burned like lasers into our retinas. Some of us were 80s nerds, and through our computers, the sky was the limit. At home, at school, at a friend's house. And with consoles too! Official units, clones of dubious origin, everything was valid.

Travel to the past. Remember. Enjoy.

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The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
Clearly an advertisement. No one would endure that IBM Model F on their lap for more than five minutes...
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
Hugh Riley, one of the first winners of a computer art contest
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
World champion of 'Decathlon' for C64, Daley Thompson
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
Bonus #1! World Championship of Space Invaders, 1981
The Nerds of the '80s and Their Computers (Gallery)
Bonus #2! Brian Anderson, one of Nintendo's official counselors who helped players by phone in the most complex parts of some games