peoples ages

petza · 11 May 2006, 02:04

nearly everyone on this forum is in there 30's

we were all kids when we had our miggs

wanderer · 11 May 2006, 02:08

You're right petza, 30 years, gone...

mangemani · 11 May 2006, 02:13

mmm...*zoom*where did those 25 years go?....ah well,the time goes by fast when you have fun

,but i sure miss "the golden years"(i call the amiga years "the golden years").

jmmijo · 11 May 2006, 04:04

Well actually more 40+ years for me

Jope · 11 May 2006, 09:47

26 this year, I'm still a toddler. ;-)

BippyM · 11 May 2006, 10:55

Yeah 31 this yr :O

I remember my teens and early twenties with a lot of fondness

Dastardly · 11 May 2006, 11:04

31, 32 at the end of the year.

Luckily, most people say I look mid twenties still

Im still into games like I was when I was 12

BippyM · 11 May 2006, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dastardly

Luckily, most people say I look mid twenties still

hahahah

I still get Id'd regularly in clubs/pubs etc :P

quahappy · 11 May 2006, 11:17

Shiiiiiiiiiiiit!! Just realised i've put the wrong date of birth... that should be 17, not 37!

I wish......

Ah yes, those were the days hunched over my Amiga, programming, fiddling with DPaint and Octamed, playing games into the early hours of the morning..... ashtray overflowing, cans of "pop" scattered everywhere, discarded chinese/indian take-away cartons..... scares the living crap out of me to think of all those years that have flown by!

Ironclaw · 11 May 2006, 11:20

I'm 27 as you can see on the left, I will be 28 in 15 days. I look young for my age, guess that's because I never have and never will smoke, drink, do drugs, drink coffee etc

. I'm sooo healthy

, stretching, working out....

Parsec · 11 May 2006, 11:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by petza

nearly everyone on this forum is in there 30's

we were all kids when we had our miggs

I've noticed people are nearly all that age too. I think it was xmas'88 or xmas'89 when I got my Amiga which would have put me at 13yrs old. I wanted one before that but couldn't afford it - when they dropped to 399 it just about became possible

BippyM · 11 May 2006, 11:35

The ages are relevent to the era if you think about it!

Only 13-18 yr olds would be so obsessive about a machine

and the obsession was so acute that 15-20 yrs later the same guys/gals are still bloody obsessed

(Replace obsession with compassion if you prefer

)

Ironclaw · 11 May 2006, 11:48

One cool thing is that a friend of mine, Hipoonios, he got his Amiga at christmas of 89' I think, and his MOTHER filmed when he opened the package, plugging in the amiga, and filmed while he was playing on the Amiga for the very first time

. I think that's a unique moment. He has it on VHS, but he doesn't want to record it to the computer and put it on the internet for some reason.

I wish I had on tape when I for the very first time got and used an Amiga.

woody57 · 11 May 2006, 12:06

Have you lot NEVER thought that it could have been a conspiracy bewteen ALL us parents ?

After all the original Amiga 500 was the ONLY serious computor that you could play real games on { the PC was too expensive & a non contender with mainstream gaming }

Secretly every parent "hoped you would actually learn something useful this time "

AS this opposed to being hooked up to old consul boxes where you were just losing brain cells!

So infact it's US that have conditioned you into being fanatics !

Methanoid · 11 May 2006, 12:09

Anyone notice the absence of AGE on Woody's profile? Do the numbers go that high m8???

woody57 · 11 May 2006, 12:13

Indeed they do Methanoid but I don't need everyone refering to me as "Grandpa Woody ! "

Because for a very long time now, I am in fact Great Grandpa Woody !

Dastardly · 11 May 2006, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by quahappy

Ah yes, those were the days hunched over my Amiga, programming, fiddling with DPaint and Octamed, playing games into the early hours of the morning..... ashtray overflowing, cans of "pop" scattered everywhere, discarded chinese/indian take-away cartons..... scares the living crap out of me to think of all those years that have flown by!

Wow, you must be due a heart attack any time now!

Mind you, Im no better

Mick_AKA · 11 May 2006, 12:35

Still hovering around my mid 20s (no honestly!), although my Amiga experiances did start at a very young age

DamienD · 11 May 2006, 13:39

The big 30 for me this year. Scary

Methanoid · 11 May 2006, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody57

Indeed they do Methanoid but I don't need everyone refering to me as "Grandpa Woody ! "

Because for a very long time now, I am in fact Great Grandpa Woody !

So that 698 posts should be age 698? Come on Woody, no-one here would seriously deride you for your age. Besides which I don't want to appear the oldest person around here....

It was bad enough running a BBS at the ripe old ages of 24-27 when all the other sysops were in nappys or were spotty teenagers!!!

11 May 2006, 02:04	#1
petza Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK / NEWCASTLE Age: 49 Posts: 230	peoples ages nearly everyone on this forum is in there 30's we were all kids when we had our miggs

11 May 2006, 02:13	#3
mangemani Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sundsvall Age: 43 Posts: 82	mmm...zoomwhere did those 25 years go?....ah well,the time goes by fast when you have fun,but i sure miss "the golden years"(i call the amiga years "the golden years").

11 May 2006, 11:20	#10
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	I'm 27 as you can see on the left, I will be 28 in 15 days. I look young for my age, guess that's because I never have and never will smoke, drink, do drugs, drink coffee etc . I'm sooo healthy , stretching, working out.... Last edited by Ironclaw; 11 May 2006 at 11:29.

11 May 2006, 12:06	#14
woody57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 801	Confession Time 25 years LATE Have you lot NEVER thought that it could have been a conspiracy bewteen ALL us parents ? After all the original Amiga 500 was the ONLY serious computor that you could play real games on { the PC was too expensive & a non contender with mainstream gaming } Secretly every parent "hoped you would actually learn something useful this time " AS this opposed to being hooked up to old consul boxes where you were just losing brain cells! So infact it's US that have conditioned you into being fanatics !

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11 May 2006, 02:08	#2
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Athens Posts: 743	You're right petza, 30 years, gone...

11 May 2006, 04:04	#4
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	Well actually more 40+ years for me

11 May 2006, 09:47	#5
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,916	26 this year, I'm still a toddler. ;-)

11 May 2006, 10:55	#6
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Yeah 31 this yr :O I remember my teens and early twenties with a lot of fondness

11 May 2006, 11:04	#7
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	31, 32 at the end of the year. Luckily, most people say I look mid twenties still Im still into games like I was when I was 12

11 May 2006, 11:17	#9
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 56 Posts: 1,667	Shiiiiiiiiiiiit!! Just realised i've put the wrong date of birth... that should be 17, not 37! I wish...... Ah yes, those were the days hunched over my Amiga, programming, fiddling with DPaint and Octamed, playing games into the early hours of the morning..... ashtray overflowing, cans of "pop" scattered everywhere, discarded chinese/indian take-away cartons..... scares the living crap out of me to think of all those years that have flown by!

11 May 2006, 11:35	#12
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	The ages are relevent to the era if you think about it! Only 13-18 yr olds would be so obsessive about a machine and the obsession was so acute that 15-20 yrs later the same guys/gals are still bloody obsessed (Replace obsession with compassion if you prefer )

11 May 2006, 11:48	#13
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	One cool thing is that a friend of mine, Hipoonios, he got his Amiga at christmas of 89' I think, and his MOTHER filmed when he opened the package, plugging in the amiga, and filmed while he was playing on the Amiga for the very first time . I think that's a unique moment. He has it on VHS, but he doesn't want to record it to the computer and put it on the internet for some reason. I wish I had on tape when I for the very first time got and used an Amiga.

11 May 2006, 12:09	#15
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,874	Anyone notice the absence of AGE on Woody's profile? Do the numbers go that high m8???

11 May 2006, 12:13	#16
woody57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 801	Indeed they do Methanoid but I don't need everyone refering to me as "Grandpa Woody ! " Because for a very long time now, I am in fact Great Grandpa Woody !

11 May 2006, 12:35	#18
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Still hovering around my mid 20s (no honestly!), although my Amiga experiances did start at a very young age

11 May 2006, 13:39	#19
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	The big 30 for me this year. Scary

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