Dam I was born 25 years too late to be a real part of this type of exciting technology

Do not despair, it will get worse.

You will, at some time, as you age, realize that you were "born 25 years too late" to even see the components. The weaker(older) my eyes get the smaller the darn components become. 25 years ago I could have participated in a discussion "how to solder TQFP" now I have to use a magnifier to locate a scope probe.

Erik