It's common for us nerds to get hyper focused and obsessive. However, 40 years on one task seems a bit excessive. Wait till this guy sees what is out there now.
@selzero Reminds me of a guy I met decades ago, when I donated the last of my Commodore equipment to the local Commodore Computer Club. He was writing a real-time stock trading program for C64 in assembly language...I wonder if he ever got it done?