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lonewolfgeoff
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ohh im 40, had c64b (aparntly the coffee coloured one is a b, c64a looks like a vic20, and c64c looks like a flattened amiga!) when i was about 10 but it was a share with my dad!
so thats about 1982 - 1983 when i had my first c64... which i knackered accidentally!
then second one was about 1986... followed suit when i unplugged the 1541 while it was on! duh!
then following that had a c16 for few years (1986 - aprox 1988)
then about 1988 had a c64c with a 1541 mk2, oceanic floppy, citizen 120d (running via serial via floppy drives!)
then years later (about 2009) my partner wanted (no INSISTED!) she wanted an a1200 (which we got with a cdrom butchered into it and a hd! soon removed that!
following that got 2 more a1200's, working (but all case screws missing) vic20, c64, c64c, 1541/1541 mk2, 1571 floppie drives, 2 x cd32 (1 about to be fixed, 1 with an SX32 i got recently
working ace!), a c16, a plus 4, god knows how many joysticks (15+ i think! ready to play decathlon on the c64 rofl!), a 128, and a commodore monitor which basically blew up!
wew what a lot!
so thats about 1982 - 1983 when i had my first c64... which i knackered accidentally!
then second one was about 1986... followed suit when i unplugged the 1541 while it was on! duh!
then following that had a c16 for few years (1986 - aprox 1988)
then about 1988 had a c64c with a 1541 mk2, oceanic floppy, citizen 120d (running via serial via floppy drives!)
then years later (about 2009) my partner wanted (no INSISTED!) she wanted an a1200 (which we got with a cdrom butchered into it and a hd! soon removed that!
following that got 2 more a1200's, working (but all case screws missing) vic20, c64, c64c, 1541/1541 mk2, 1571 floppie drives, 2 x cd32 (1 about to be fixed, 1 with an SX32 i got recently
working ace!), a c16, a plus 4, god knows how many joysticks (15+ i think! ready to play decathlon on the c64 rofl!), a 128, and a commodore monitor which basically blew up!wew what a lot!
Turning 35 next month.
Started out as a kid with my Atari 2600 junior
Next a NES and from there on I went to computers.
My first PC was a Commodore PC10-III at a whopping 6 or 8mhz and Hercules monochrome screen. Never had anything else but PC's since then but I also grew up with the Atari ST (my cousin had one and I often went over to his place to game on his ST). That's why I started collecting these some years ago.
Never had an Amiga till 1 year ago but I just collect some, I don't use them
. I blame it on knowing nobody having one at the time being. Just no one of my friends was a computernerd except 1 PC minded bloke and he's still my friend today lol.
C64, Amstrad, Spectrum ZX.....:never had them and didn't care
Even now, I'm not interested in these.
Started out as a kid with my Atari 2600 junior
Next a NES and from there on I went to computers.
My first PC was a Commodore PC10-III at a whopping 6 or 8mhz and Hercules monochrome screen. Never had anything else but PC's since then but I also grew up with the Atari ST (my cousin had one and I often went over to his place to game on his ST). That's why I started collecting these some years ago.
Never had an Amiga till 1 year ago but I just collect some, I don't use them
. I blame it on knowing nobody having one at the time being. Just no one of my friends was a computernerd except 1 PC minded bloke and he's still my friend today lol.C64, Amstrad, Spectrum ZX.....:never had them and didn't care
Even now, I'm not interested in these.
I'm almost in my 30s, now. 
Got a C64C as my first computer when I was about six years old. It pretty much set me up for life.
I still have it, too - recently got it out of storage but don't have the room or time to set it up just yet. I'm hoping that the capacitors haven't gone or such, but other electronics from the same era, which were stored right there with it, are still working fine, so I'm hopeful.
Got a C64C as my first computer when I was about six years old. It pretty much set me up for life.
I still have it, too - recently got it out of storage but don't have the room or time to set it up just yet. I'm hoping that the capacitors haven't gone or such, but other electronics from the same era, which were stored right there with it, are still working fine, so I'm hopeful.
Ah I had the same issue as a kid. Everyone that had a C64 or an Amiga were all about the games. If only I knew 1 person that could program 
Even now would be nice Learning this by yourself sucks because there is nobody to compete / share ideas with. 
Even now would be nice Learning this by yourself sucks because there is nobody to compete / share ideas with.
I was a little too young to get my head around programming... I did try, and have tried numerous times over the years, but just I don't think I have the mindset for it, somehow.
I did try, and have tried numerous times over the years, but just I don't think I have the mindset for it, somehow.
Retrograde
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Ah I had the same issue as a kid. Everyone that had a C64 or an Amiga were all about the games. If only I knew 1 person that could program
Cmon, there's gotta be a ton of programming communities and forums out there, a couple of the hardware tech sites I visit have pretty active programming and scripting sections too.
I used to do some Perl scripting a few years ago and there were some then at least.
Unless you go all in and opt for a bachelors or masters geared towards software development.
With all you young whipper snappers around I feel like a grandad.
My 2 daughters are older than some of you lot
First true computer was about 1980 a UK101.
Owned plenty of different ones since.
But stuck with Miggys all the way since I got my first 2000HD
All the others computers (except for most of my Miggys) have now gone apart from myPC, PS2 and original Xbox.
Dave G
I would bet that you were below 40 years old, just don't ask me how.
I'm 36 and I feel like I missing out on all the good things.
Ah I had the same issue as a kid. Everyone that had a C64 or an Amiga were all about the games. If only I knew 1 person that could program
Cmon, there's gotta be a ton of programming communities and forums out there, a couple of the hardware tech sites I visit have pretty active programming and scripting sections too.
I used to do some Perl scripting a few years ago and there were some then at least.
Unless you go all in and opt for a bachelors or masters geared towards software development.
<--- Currently doing a Bachelors in CS
There aren't unfortunately any students who have my level of enthusiasm towards extra learning, group learning or anything of that nature, though. Most would rather drink or spend their free time playing games.
I've also had a hard time with tutors not giving lectures and it has affected me to the point that I got some pretty scary scores this year. Knowing people I could learn from in real life (read: offline) would be much more beneficial to me.
I'm off to a better uni next year for my final year, so maybe things will change, but I'm trying hard to catch up on things we've missed out on at the moment.
And yeah there are online communities, but all I've seen are too advanced and too impatient to care about the little guys trying to pull themselves up the ladder.
Sorry for hijacking thread! Just had to clarify
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Why did I say I was under 20 here when I was 22? 
Why did I say I was under 20 here when I was 22?
I wondered that when I checked the poll earlier!
Jazzmarazz
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This is a rather old thread and yet I am the only one in the 20-24 range.
Aside from Tokyoracer, above.
Aside from Tokyoracer, above.
lonewolfgeoff
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i think that my resurrecting this retroish thread was a good move... proves that older systems are best (of course we are all the best for been here too!)
ok, back to the threads purpose!
ok, back to the threads purpose!
Exilent
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Bought my first c64 when i was 12, yes i know very late. But i played around for it 2 years before at my neighbours. Yeah!
BTW im 38.
BTW im 38.
My first Amiga was an A1200 in 1993 when I was 13, an upgrade from the C64.
Amigas were the bees knees at my primary school in the late 80s, right through High school where they coexisted with the game machines; megadrive and super nintendo.
Kids that wanted a straight games machine would beg their parents to purchase a Megadrive or SNES, and those that begged for Amigas tended to want to create graphics, music and their own games.
In my school, it was clear to most kids that the PC was a flagging system, as the machines were huge, noisy, with games sounding and looking terrible.
When Doom and Descent were released, most Amigas were dropped like hot lead balloons, and most convinced their parents to buy a PC with stories of how they can manage your finances, cope with multimedia and run Doom. Unfortunately, only die hard fans stuck with the Amiga as most didn't realise how capable their machines would be given an extra few megabytes of ram or an 030 accelerator.
I was somewhere in between really as I used Deluxe Paint so much and there hasn't been an alternative available for either the PC or Macintosh. I bought my first PC on finance when I started university and ran the Amiga alongside it where they talked via a BNC connector.
The short of it is that the PC I used back then is now a fond, but distant memory and my A1200 is still going strong, thanks especially to an 030 accelerator with 32mb that I purchased right here.
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Jazzmarazz
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I suppose I ignored the purpose of the thread.
I bought my first C64 when I was 20 ...only a short three years ago. I was interested in the SID chip and that is all. I soon became enthralled in the BASIC language and started collecting other older consoles and computers for gaming and refining my hardware skills.
I still have never owned an Amiga but I am pretty lucky while searching at thrift and resale stores, so it is only a matter of time. The only problem is that I have limited desk space.., since an Apple IIe now occupies half of my soldering bench and I built my modern PC to have three screens. Two large desks is obviously not enough...:double
I bought my first C64 when I was 20 ...only a short three years ago. I was interested in the SID chip and that is all. I soon became enthralled in the BASIC language and started collecting other older consoles and computers for gaming and refining my hardware skills.
I still have never owned an Amiga but I am pretty lucky while searching at thrift and resale stores, so it is only a matter of time. The only problem is that I have limited desk space.., since an Apple IIe now occupies half of my soldering bench and I built my modern PC to have three screens. Two large desks is obviously not enough...:double
With all you young whipper snappers around I feel like a grandad.
My 2 daughters are older than some of you lot
First true computer was about 1980 a UK101.
Owned plenty of different ones since.
But stuck with Miggys all the way since I got my first 2000HD
All the others computers (except for most of my Miggys) have now gone apart from my
Dave G
I would bet that you were below 40 years old, just don't ask me how.
In my mind I'm still in my twenties
But my body tells me differently every morning when I try and wake up for work :double
Dave G
