100% true, well stated. I'm ~13.5, I guess almost 14 (I go around telling people I'm 14...). Open first system... probably at 10... Got into programming at 11, still programming, and just built my rig this summer. Pretty awesome - if I had the money I would keep on building, but I don't =(...Grafficks said:Don't be surprised, you'll find that many enthusiasts are young teens who have developed an interest in computers very early. A lot of people built their first computers in their very early teen years (myself included).
As for your question on how us youngsters know so much at so young, I can't exactly specify. But as for myself, I'm pretty sure I learned most of this stuff from forums (such as this) and from Google.
BTW, I haven't posted for a long time here...