Careful, Peter... the headbutting over Mating (that's mating RAM speeds) Rite of the computer nerd is an awesome site indeed, but stay in the vehicle with the windows rolled up when they start throwing around curriculum vitae.

Here, just in case you need it to protect yourself, take my "Started in 1982 with PETs, by 1983 was developing in assembly (by hand) for the 6502 and by 1988 was developing hardware." It may stun them just long enough for you to clock them over the head with a CBM8080 drive and run.

Bren R.