I was 5 years old in 1987 and I only started programming at 6 or 7 (and that on an Apple //c). For obvious reasons, I didn't have whatever amount of money Borland cost in the States, and my parents were too cheep to get it for me (along with the Power Wheels and Nintendo I wanted).

To make up for it, I have GCC now, and have two orginal Nintendos and a real car. So I guess it all evens out in the end.