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Aurora

Well, well. After reading all these posts I feel positively ancient. Today, Nov. 11th, I turn 65. I got my first Apple ][ in '79 and moved on to the 128k Mac, the SE, the Performa, 7600, and now the G4 867. I remember that I thought I had died and gone to Heaven when I got a second drive for my Apple. What a difference from the tape recorder that I started with. (My God! Did I end that sentence with a preposition? ) I remember when more memory meant tying a string around your finger.
I did 20yrs in the RCAF/CF then went to Burbank Lockheed to participate in developing radar training courses for the new antisubmarine warfare aircraft that the CF was purchasing. (The Aurora so I guess you can figure where I got my handle)
After stints with Philips and Marconi as training mgr. for airport landing systems, I started my own photolab business to finally retire here in Arnprior.
It has been a long, interesting journey and I count on you guys to help make the rest of the trip just as much fun as the last 65 yrs.
Cheers and take care,
Rob.

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M. Warren

Born 1981, making me 21 years

First known computer experience was with my grandfather's (well probably my aunt's) Mac Plus (I'm tryin to match the pictures from apple-history with my memory).

My first computer I actually claimed my own (meaning own dollars, no else to touch it)):

My G3 450 audio system from macdoc.

peace

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Dr.G.

Aurora, I guess that this makes you our senior citizen (I am 54 and Macdoc is 55). Having a birthday today must have been a bit odd when you were growing up as a boy. Still, in a way, you represent, as we all do, the reason why we commemorate Nov.11th.

Lest we forget.

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read these books." Mark Twain

Aurora

It was never that odd Dr. G as I grew up in wartime England coming to Canada in '47. I had an older brother in the RAF and a sister in the WRENS during the war. Even now, my own three girls know not to call and wish me a happy birthday until after 12 o'clock, Rememberance is still more important to me than my own minor claim to fame.
Cheers,

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Brian Scully

Well I guess I have to claim elder statesman
Born April 1932 so I am 70 +
First computer was an OSI CP1 single board (including keyboard) 6502 based and cassette input but better than the Apple][ in that you could see the hex code on the screen while loading and know if you had the volume and tone set correctly.
From there to a home built ][+ clone and a //e and a IIGS which was maxed out with all slots filled including a Transwarp card (PC hardware)
First Mac was a LC 520 which became a 570 with a mother board swap and then a Motorola 3000 (mac 4400) and onwards to a iMac DV SE and currently a flat screen iMac
The last three were "This is the last Mac I will ever need

minnes

I may as well send in my bio.
I was born in 1966, that makes me about the middlist here at 36.5 years.
I had almost no computer experience pre 1996, except for doing word processing on a trash 80 and a dos based pc, in high school we had a mini computer with card reader and learned damn little, except filling out mark sense cards was a pain.
In January 97 I acquired 1987 Mac SE, and fell in love with Macs, later that year I started taking courses in software engineering part time out of curiosity and discovered programming really fascinates me, now I am just about finished and should be earning my diploma as a software engineering technologist by April 2003.
My list of computers in order of purchase is used se, used se 30, used color classic(Just sold to Peter Scharman). powermac g4 400, Flat iMac 800, I also had a couple of pentiums along the way for PC work.
In 1997 I knew almost nothing about computers and now I've learned visual basic, C, C++, Java, assembler, PHP, sql, windows , macs, dos , as 400, unix/linux and have worked as a technicion on occasion. I already told Dr G I have about 20/400 vision so I guess I don't let it hold me back. I also have a small publishing business for a creative and occassionally profiable outlet, so I guess life is good.
Mark

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Mark Innes

Mississauga

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Rob!!!

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Dr.G.

Aurora, what brought you to Canada after the war?

Brian Scully, you are now ehMacLand's elder statesperson. I am becoming younger by the minute.

The WW I vet who was at the Ottawa Remembrance Day services went overseas at the same age that my son is now. Age is a mysterious entity in Life.

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read these books." Mark Twain

Mink Tea

... love this thread. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I was born in 1978, making me 24 years old. I lived in Corbeil, Ontario (Home of Dionne Quints, no relation) for 18 years. Afterwhich I went to Ottawa to study. Afterwich realized Theatre while a great hobby makes for a terrible career. Moved to Toronto. Currently work for a Television service provider (not telling which) and running my own freelance design company (visit our new site soon... will be complete by Sat)

First Computer: (Parents') Commodrore 128
Second Computer: (Parents') 486DX2 /66 Clone
Third Computer: (B-day Present) PowerMac 6500
Fourth Computer: (Bought myself) Mac G3 B&W 350
Fifth Computer: (Bought Myself too) PowerBook (Lombard) G3 333mhz

Sixth? I am heavilly considering a new TiBook.

I have also "modified" a few machines for different purposes. Including 2-1400 PowerBooks, an iMac and a 9500.

Current project: I'm making an MP3 player jukebox out of a Tangerine iBook and an IKEA coffee table. I may post more details of this later.

Also I have worked with a multitude of Macs in school and work.

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Aurora

Dr.G. I was the youngest of four with the next being 10 years older. We lived in the south of England (Bournemouth) so my early memories are of troops of many nationalities camped in the woods around us. One day it could be Aussies then they would disappear in the night to be replaced by Americans or Canadians. As I said in an earlier post, my oldest sister was a WREN. She serviced and loaded torpedoes on Barracuda aircraft and my brother was a navigator with Bomber Command RAF. My youngest sister worked for NAAFI and met a dashing young Canadian in the RCAF. She became a war bride and my folks decided to emigrate to Canada to give me a better chance in life. I think they chose well. Incidently, while I was working in California, my sister visited me and we took a trip to Long Beach where the Queen Mary was anchored so she was able to point out the cabin she occupied (along with who knows how many other war brides).
I remember when she sailed from Southampton, my brother was able to fly over and escort the ship out to sea. Boy! Was I proud.
Well, a bit longwinded to answer your question but today, the memories tend to flood.
Cheers,

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