20 years and got my first computer when I was 15 (486 DX with 16 MB). My first 'real' computer (on which I could do whatever I want) is a Pentium III 800, with 128 MB (upgraded to 256) and a CD-RW(!!!) station. I am activily busy with computer since about 1.5 years, also as part of my school.
I spent about 12-15 hours each day behind a computer (including the time I spent with a computer at school).
22 here. My first "real" computer was a 386DX33 my dad bought 1990. Before that I had an Ericsson Step One and some other console type computers (a ZX Spectrum still rests in my closet).
i'm 28, partner in a PC shop, also a online gamer playing lots of clanbase match's so i guesstimate about 72 hours a week, depending on my drinking habits up the white lion
I had the spectrum 48k, the crappy rubber keyboard version, didnt get the genuine zx tape deck or thermal printer though....
I did discover, if u punched it really hard on the keypad it would reset itself, so there was no point upgrading to the new model with integral reset on the side
My first computer was a Commodore 64... played a bunch of games on that thing. My first real computer was a 486 DX... wish I could remember the specs. I spend 5-6 hours a day on the computer... probably will spend more after I graduate soon and get a job.
Got an Apple IIe on loan from my Daughters' school to play with (mid '80s)... went down hill from there.
First real PC was a 486DX with an 80MB HDD. Started to upgrade and rebuild it sooo much, where I learned about computers. Pretty much self taught plus ask lots and lots of questions.
If it ain't broke tweak it till it brakes, then rebuild it and do it again.
I’m 53 (where did those years go) and have been involved in computing since I was in the Army (circa) 1964 to 1975 before the advent of microchips which are merely a photographic method of producing printed circuits (and hence transistors) on silicone substrates using etching and doping just like silk screen printing.
Lots of things have not changed during this time there’s just more of them happening faster and smaller. I can remember Windows Ver 1.01 being released into the market when I was running concurrent CPM (from Digital) with a brand new 20 MB hard drive that cost a month’s wages running in one megabit of memory that the machine could not recognise but Windows could (the old tiled version).
That’s why it became so popular so quickly, it removed restrictions albeit introducing a few of it’s own as application developers struggled to conform to the new interface, indeed Word perfect (and others) did not survive the transition.
45 here. Commodore 64 only for games. Then a cyrix pr+200. Nearly threw the damn thing out the window on a number of ocassions. Now I know a bit more I'm coping quite well. Tremors have stopped.......all thanks to NTFS.
My first PC was (dare I say it...)... A Tandy. HAHA. I used to make boot disks so I could play the games that required more memory or processing power than I had. Those were fun times... You can't tweak your systems like that now...
19, only been really messing with PCs in the last 6 or so years. Previously it was just observing my dad, but I have sort of surpassed him now with the stuff I can do and produce on a PC.
My dad can just about turn one on and log in. When he first started using internet banking he got himself suspended within 5 minutes after entering the wrong password a few times. DUH!!
Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
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