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Growing Up Geek: Mark Hearn

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Welcome to Growing Up Geek, a feature where we take a look back at our youth, and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. This week, we have our very own Mark Hearn!

Growing Up Geek Mark Hearn

I can vividly recall the first gadget that I ever owned. It was 1986 and I was re-gifted my brother’s old Atari 2600. While the cool kids were making Mario run, jump and shoot, I was mastering future classics, such as Mouse Trap and Megamania. A year later my parents bought me a NES for my birthday and it was on like Donkey Kong! I didn’t know it then, but the practice of plucking away at 8-bit classics would be the foundation for my love of gizmos and gadgets.

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