Ola
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How old were you when you first used a computer? 😅
10:26 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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PhiNight
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In response to Ola.
I think I was 14. It was the first terminal in my highschool, communicating through a telephone receiver with a mainframe in some university far away. Less than a dozen of us were interested enough to come after school, learn Basic, and use it (in very short sessions!) Probably 1970 or '71.
04:37 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Martin Hidinger
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In response to Ola.
First time I ever used a computer was the neighbours Commodore VIC 20.
Shortly afterwards my father brought home a "portable" computer from work. It was an IBM with a keyboard that popped off the front to reveal the tiny screen and 5.25" drive. Weighed a tonne.
03:21 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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HayFarmer
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In response to Ola.
Used a slide ruler 2 perform calculations in higher math & science classes in HS. Bought a scientific calculator (size of small tissue box) from TX Instruments when working on my BS in late 70's. Used a computer, which ran BASIC, in the 1 computer course required for MS degree in 1984. Own in 1996.
03:02 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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T. Naught
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In response to Ola.
my first computer was an Apple II+.
it was 5th grade, & the rural Georgia elementary school i believe had THREE of them.
one had its very own closet in the library.
i had it all to myself during math, because i done learned all the math. 😂
taught myself Applesoft BASIC, & my world changed forever.
02:34 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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VP Wilson
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In response to Ola.
Not telling my age lol I started with this
01:06 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Ola
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In response to VP Wilson.
😂😂😂
01:07 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Chetan Kamdar
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In response to Ola.
18 or 19 years old in the early/mid 80s
12:52 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Amy Brooks
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In response to Ola.
I’m not entirely sure, but I was around 9 yo and it was made by Texas Instruments. I think it was the TI 99??
12:50 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Martin Hidinger
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In response to Amy Brooks.
We had one of those! The Texas Instruments TI99/4A or something like that. Great machine, with the games cartridge slot in the keyboard. We only had one game, some asteroid math game, but a friend had lots of different ones so we often borrowed things like "Hunt the Wumpus" and "Alpiner".
03:18 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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R H
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In response to Ola.
High school in the mid 70's
12:36 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Sneaky Burrito
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In response to Ola.
Probably 5 or 6? My parents bought an Apple IIc.
12:35 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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T. Naught
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In response to Ola.
loving all the responses here ❤️
i am bookmarking this thread while i meditate on just how comfortable i am with outing myself on several fronts 😂
12:24 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Ola
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In response to T. Naught.
😅
12:27 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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J Pal
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In response to T. Naught.
My first PC, Atari 400
12:35 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Existential Fashion Disaster
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In response to Ola.
Does a TI 99/4A count?
12:15 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Ola
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In response to Existential Fashion Disaster.
A computer is a computer. 😂
12:20 PM - Oct 23, 2023
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Deb
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In response to Ola.
It was 1983 or 84. We bought the dual-processor Franklin.
11:56 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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PlotterDepot
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In response to Ola.
Dad bought a pre-mac... apple computer where you plugged a tv into it to work as your monitor. We used a small sony black in white as our monitor. I think that you had to mess around with channels to get the right frequency?
11:43 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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William Tulloch
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In response to Ola.
Probably 13 or 14 - friend had a "War Games" like set up and astounded me by being able to tell me the day of the week of any birthday I'd have in the future. Didn't do any school work on one until Senior year of high school, learning BASIC on a Tandy T1000.
11:42 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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C. Shuy (she/they)
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In response to Ola.
3. and technically I was playing while my mother was doing her programming homework
11:31 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Madeleine
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In response to Ola.
20, I think. It was an apple IIE. I used it for a programming class, Pascal, which is designed to teach structured programming. It served me well as a start.
11:28 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Deb
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In response to Ola.
I was in my mid twenties. I worked for a very small print shop and my boss added a computer for typesetting. It was my job to learn how to use it from a 3” thick manual. I did love it eventually but it was rough going for months.
11:17 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Bad Hombre Resistor
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In response to Ola.
Junior High school, early 80's. It was an IBM TRS-80. I loved it, learned BASIC, FORTRAN, and Pascal on it. Still in IT 40 years later.
11:15 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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David Adam Edelstein
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In response to Ola.
9, in 1978. My English professor dad had read in one of his handweaving magazines about using an Apple ][ to test weaving patterns. He typed the BASIC program in from the copy printed in the magazine.
11:14 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Jacqueline
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In response to Ola.
I was 19. My college boyfriend bought one of the original Macs in 1984.
11:12 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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JustAnotherGail
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In response to Ola.
Can’t remember when I started using one at work, but my husband had a Commodore 64 and my first personal computer was an Apple Classic. I’ve been an Apple fangirl ever since.
11:11 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Deb Lane
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In response to Ola.
Does anyone remember Control Data Corporation? They made enormous computers for large scale projects. I was a logistics manager for the phased array radar systems we have back in the 80’s-90’s. They took up an entire floor of a large building. Now? Our iPhones are way more powerful.
11:03 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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The Middle Sister
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In response to Ola.
For me, the more apt question is, when did I stop wanting it to turn back into a typewriter.
10:52 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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knits, purls, flowers, photons
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In response to Ola.
1968. My advisor asked a guy to let me into the EE computer to run a Fortran program. I was 19. I listened in amazement as the cards flickered in, the scratching of some disc, then silence. He said, you’re in big trouble. Actually nothing broken, just keypunched XEQ as XQE
10:50 AM - Oct 23, 2023 (Edited)
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CarolinaLady
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In response to Ola.
I was in the sixth grade, so I was 11. I remember the teacher saying it talks to you. I was expecting audio not typed responses 🤣, but that's how I remember it. Computers have come a long way since back then. I graduated high school in 1989.
10:50 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Alexander J. McKinley, QBE
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In response to Ola.
In 1978 when I was 22.
It was a monstrous thing which I believe consumed human blood and tears.
10:49 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Ola
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In response to Alexander J. McKinley, QBE.
😂😂😂😂
10:50 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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The Middle Sister
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In response to Alexander J. McKinley, QBE.
I believe it still does...
10:53 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Halo-Halo w/ All the Sighs
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In response to Ola.
Elementary school. Apple IIes... #Xennial
10:49 AM - Oct 23, 2023 (Edited)
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Lynn Dewees
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In response to Ola.
1974 or 75. The high school computer club used a dial up modem to connect to the local university's mainframe. I would have been 16 or 17
10:45 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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R o K p h i s h
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In response to Ola.
Back in the Commodore 64 days ... I was 30.
About 40 years ago. 👀
10:37 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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