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How long have you been using computers?
0 ≤ n < 4 years 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
4 ≤ n < 9 years 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
9 ≤ n < 15 years 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
15 ≤ n < 21 years 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
21 ≤ n < 28 years 53%  53%  [ 15 ]
28 ≤ n < 36 years 28%  28%  [ 8 ]
36 ≤ n < 45 year 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
45 or more years 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
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Leopold Porkstacker
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My first experience was on a main frame. I carried a box of cards around for a college Fortran class. I could only get time at the 3-4am hour. My programming skill never surfaced.

My wife's father had a commodore 64 and when dating we used to start the tape drive loading frogger then go out to eat. It would be ready to play when we got back.

My first computer purchase was an Atari 1040 st followed by the Mega ste. I loved those machines.

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Commodore 64 with a tape drive? You crazy Europeans.
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Leopold Porkstacker
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db5owat wrote:
My wife's father had a commodore 64 and when dating we used to start the tape drive loading frogger then go out to eat. It would be ready to play when we got back.


Wow, the Atari 410 tape drive was faster than that!

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db5owat
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Uhh, we do eat pretty fast. Not sure what the actual time span was. Probably about the same time it takes to eat a whopper and fries.

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Leopold Porkstacker
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Uhh, we do eat pretty fast. Not sure what the actual time span was. Probably about the same time it takes to eat a whopper and fries.


Oh, I see. I thought you actually meant, “go out to eat”, as opposed to “get fast food”.

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db5owat wrote:

My wife's father had a commodore 64 and when dating...


You dated your wife's father?

:?


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:lol:





Shame on you Leo for missing the opportunity

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Leopold Porkstacker
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milhouse wrote:
db5owat wrote:
Shame on you Leo for missing the opportunity


There’s this condition referred to as jet lag—I happen to still be a bit affected by.

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milhouse wrote:
db5owat wrote:

My wife's father had a commodore 64 and when dating...


You dated your wife's father?

:?


:twisted:



:lol:





Shame on you Leo for missing the opportunity



It was an awkward time for us all. :bonk: (I guess I should return to my non-posting status. It's safer).

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