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At what age you get your first computer?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by victor78, Nov 28, 2007.

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  1. drgeorgep

    drgeorgep Active Member

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    Hi ... 36, when got my very own, but worked on mainframes and such for about 7 or 8 years, at that point. Fortran, mostly, and mainframe version of Word Star, which was exactly like the pc versions -- made the transition easy and was a great wp pgm.
     
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    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    I was 11 or 12..it was 1993 or 4..(commodore 64 and another one)
     
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    Insolsence Active Member

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    #23
    I got my first computer when I was born. :)
     
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    007wood Banned

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    #24
    My own computer? THen i don't have
    If shared then is erm... 9 Years ago.
     
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    qazu Well-Known Member

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    #25
    Does a Commodore 64 count? :D Got one when I was 14. My duaghter got her's when she was 3 :(
     
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    #26
    I got my first when I was around 5 it was a toy one though a little laptop with all these school games lol
     
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    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    #27
    It was 22 years ago. I was 42. The computer was a Mac SE.

    Today I use an iMac desktop and a MacBook Pro laptop.
     
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  8. Arcanus

    Arcanus Well-Known Member

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    #28
    I would say yes. The young un's today wouldn't even know what it is.
     
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  9. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

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    #29
    I was already 20 years old when I got my first computer as a gift from my parents.
     
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  10. satusaja

    satusaja Active Member

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    #30
    Just to share:
    First computer - 10 yrs old (can't remember exactly), Acorn Electron
    First IBM-compatible PC - 14 yrs old, generic brand (33Mhz AMD 386)
    First laptop - 18 yrs old, Toshiba Satelite Laptop (133Mhz Intel Pentium with MMX)
     
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  11. Haiyang

    Haiyang Peon

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    #31
    At 9-10 maybe. But I didn't get it until college.
     
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    #32
    when i was 16... :D
     
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  13. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #33
    I got my first own computer at the age of 22 (given by my dad) and now i have my personal computer as well as laptop which bought from my own income :D Still i have my old computer which given by my dad :)
     
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    #34
    I was 10 years old when I got my Commodore 64. My first modern day computer was a K6 233 powered IBM (the first sub $1000 computer at $999) when I was 25.
     
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    #35
    My first one was a, wait for it... 1Kb (yep had to buy a 16KB add on for it) Sinclair computer that could just about add up. Cost me a months wages as well...lol!
     
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    #36
    I think I was 14 or 15. I got Schneider CPC 464
     
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    sundaybrew Numerati

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    #37
    I think it was about back in the 90's when I got the commodore 64 :)
     
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    #38
    wait, I never saw this "other" thread. Can i copy and paste my answer from this thread into that one :confused: :rolleyes:


    1984ish, it was a C64ish
     
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    #39
    I was 10 when i got my first computer, like one i actually owned. It was pretty good for the time.
     
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    #40
    When i was 10 way back in 94 ahh the old good times
     
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