Dedication

To my father, who (in the 1980s) told me to learn as much about computers as I could and to buy and hold Microsoft stock; unfortunately I only took part of his good advice. Seriously, his purchase of an IBM PC XT computer in 1983 has made all the difference in my life and in my IT career. Thanks, Dad!

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