Interesting. I'm also an "IT Specialist" and I used to take things apart, like those old telephones that hung on the wall that you had to crank in order to get the telephone on the other end to ring. I'd take the generators out and let other kids hold the leads while I gave it a crank. Ah, the good ole days.

But, no (very little) college for me. I got into computers through a trade school back in the late 70's. I dropped out of high school then went into the military.