He taught himself computer programming at the age of 10, and by the age of 12 sold the code of a BASIC-based video game he created called Blastar, to a magazine called PC and Office Technology, for approximately $500.
Proučavao je računalno programiranje u dobi od 12 godina, te prodao kod za BASIC video igru koji je stvorio pod nazivom Blastar, časopisu nazvanom "PC i Office Technology" za oko 500 dolara.