[The Godfather]

Cause we know that Bill's OS would cause massive heart attacks in our elders... who is the oldest Mac user you know?

[ 12-21-2001: Message edited by: The Godfather ]

[Lerkfish]

Originally posted by The Godfather:
<STRONG>Anybody over 70, 80 years old?

That would be sooo cool if these boards had at least one great-great-grand-father.

And you can't cheat by making your grandpa/ma register today.

[ 12-20-2001: Message edited by: The Godfather ]</STRONG>

Sorry, though old enough to be a grandfather, I am only 43

[maxelson]

Originally posted by Lerkfish:
<STRONG>

Sorry, though old enough to be a grandfather, I am only 43</STRONG>

HA! Well. THAT will significantly change my visualization of the LerkMonster!

[edddeduck]

An me an aging ** year old..

Cheers Edd

EDIT (Becoming sheepish about me age )

[ 12-20-2001: Message edited by: edddeduck ]

[l'ignorante]

43
from 1958 (Madonna's year)


first significant TV image that remains in my memory is JFK getting shot.

[shmerek]

Instead of guessing appearances why don't you try guessing the ages of members (if you don't know them already).?

[scaught]

i did an age check thread a long time ago, its always interesting to find out the age of someone after reading posts of theirs for a while.

ill leave mine silent unless someone wants to dig up that old thread or try and guess

[DBursey]

I'll give it a whirl. Some members who come to mind, and my guess as to their ages:

Shmerek: 31
maxelson: 34
casecom: 35
andi*pandi: 28
cheerios: 21
mikeM32: 30
FatherOCN: 12
nonhuman: 25
scaught: 28
daimoni: 32
ChaChi boy: 16
rjenkinson: 37
--erik --: 20
Demonhood: 25
scottB: 26

In no particular order. I've left off a few members whose ages I know. Otherwise my list is off the top of my head (where the phantom cap lurks).

[shmerek]

Originally posted by DBursey:
<STRONG>I'll give it a whirl. Some members who come to mind, and my guess as to their ages:

FatherOCN: 12
</STRONG>

LOL sounds about right and pretty close with mine as well

[ 12-20-2001: Message edited by: shmerek ]

[scaught]

Originally posted by DBursey:
<STRONG>
scaught: 28
</STRONG>

ding ding. we have a winner. how did you guess?

[Lerkfish]

Originally posted by maxelson:
<STRONG>

HA! Well. THAT will significantly change my visualization of the LerkMonster!</STRONG>

in which direction?

[philzilla]

i'm 31 on january 11th. and yes, i was dropped as a child. my sister saw the midwife do it. whether she slapped my father after this, remains unknown to me...

[scottiB]

I'm 34--will be 35 in January. It's OK Mr. Bursey; I'm told I look young for my age.

[daimoni]

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[daimoni]

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[maxelson]

*ping!*
DBursey apparently has better age insight than I do physical.
Actually, I am 34 in February, so I'll give it to you. Born in '68. I am a little surprised there are so many of us of like age. Pleased, but surprised.
And I'll just add in here: THERE AIN'T NO WAY IN HELL L'IGNORANTE IS IN HIS 40s. NO WAY. NONE. It's a lie. I am sure of it.

[Lerkfish]

Originally posted by daimoni:
<STRONG>

Well, I will now defer to your age and wisdom. You gotta respect your elders. </STRONG>

You whippersnapper! you just wait...why I oughta...where's that cane?

[CaseCom]

Originally posted by DBursey:
<STRONG>I'll give it a whirl. Some members who come to mind, and my guess as to their ages:

casecom: 35
</STRONG>

Not bad ... I'm 32.

[Timo]

Originally posted by daimoni:

I'm 33 - born in September of 1968 (Year of the Monkey)

Me too. Odd. I even look like a monkey. What day, daimoni?

[LeftWingLock]

I would have put alot of you younger. It's nice to see so many around my age. August 1970 puts me at 31.

[daimoni]

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[aleph_null]

24, going on 40, going on 15...

[deedar]

I'm 48. I only feel 70- 80.......

[ort888]

I may win, I'm 62.

[MikeM32]

mikeM32: 30

Close actually I'm 33. I registerred when I was 32 thus the "32" in my user name. (yeah yeah I know, pretty dull I admit) Too bad I can't change it without losing my post count.

Mike

[vsurfer]

Phew, glad you folk started the bidding at 43.

Lemme see, I think I stopped counting years at 30 ish and went to a years + nnn months format thereafter. Now since my mental arithmetic is not so hot...now where did I leave my spectacles?

PS a lot of my mates hope they can still windsurf at 70, Many olduns do. But forward loop?

[zac4mac]

Cool, not everybody here is still in school.
Three more years and I can join AARP.
Never thought I'd make it past 30. The 70's/80's were tough on my system...

Z

[Jerommeke]

i won't win

i'm 18!

[andi*pandi]

Dbursey: andi*pandi: 28

Close! very close. Actually 31.

so we've got a few folks in their 50's/60's... anyone else?

[malvolio]

I recently turned 50 (haven't yet joined AARP). But the oldest Mac user I know personally is my dad. He's 78, and bought himself a nice G4 two years ago. Uses it to do DTP.

[iNeusch]

My dad is 68
Uses a PB 233 160MB Wallstreet

Oldest over here????

[DoctorGonzo]

applenut

[MikeM32]

I don't think I've known any Mac users over 50. Where I worked recently there were a few women in thier 40's. My brothers best friend since High School is mid 40's and is a graphic artist on the Mac. Most I've personally known were within 10 yrs younger or older than myself pretty-much.

Mike

[OldManMac]

Originally posted by MikeM32:
<STRONG>I don't think I've known any Mac users over 50. Where I worked recently there were a few women in thier 40's. My brothers best friend since High School is mid 40's and is a graphic artist on the Mac. Most I've personally known were within 10 yrs younger or older than myself pretty-much.

Mike</STRONG>

I sell lots of Macs to people who are over 50; in fact, I would say at least 50% off the top of my head. Many of them have been using Macs since day one. As for me, I joined AARP 4.5 years ago, although I struggled with that then. Now, my youngest daughter is 22, and I'll be a grandfather next August.

[Thunderbird]

My grandmother is 83 years old, and she uses her B&W G3 tower every day!

[scottiB]

My dad's 71 and uses his venerable 6100. I've helped an 84 year old woman with a snow iMac that attends his church--and she runs it @ 1024x768!

[BigMark]

aw crap, thought my Grandad would win this one, but getting to the end of the thread I find it not to be.
He turned 79 at the end of Sept. He's been using a Performa 5200CD since we bought it for him new in 199x (whenever it came out). I know, poor choice, but he stuck with it, and just last week bought himself a brand new iMac DV SE (graphite, 600MHz etc).

He was online in 4 minutes, and is also fascinated with Mac OS X. He's also currently trying to hack a way of getting After Dark to run with Mac OS 9.2.

[cheerios]

Originally posted by DBursey:
<STRONG>
cheerios: 21
</STRONG>

wow, I feel flattered. only 19, though. August 10th, I turned 19, and have forgotten almost every time someone asks me, that I'm not 18 any more.

[iNeusch]

Originally posted by BigMark:
<STRONG>He's also currently trying to hack a way of getting After Dark to run with Mac OS 9.2.</STRONG>

LOL!

[m a d r a]

hey. i'm not such an old has-been as i thought! i think it's the fact that so many of you talk of going to "school" when referring to what we, over the pond, would call "college" or "university" made me think i was in the midst of a load of acne-fied youth.

madra is 36 physically- about 18 mentally.

[Father OCN]

Originally posted by cheerios:
<STRONG>

wow, I feel flattered. only 19, though. August 10th, I turned 19, and have forgotten almost every time someone asks me, that I'm not 18 any more.</STRONG>

Yes! A nice sweet........i better stop!

We love ya cherrios!

[Father OCN]

Originally posted by DBursey:
<STRONG>I'll give it a whirl. Some members who come to mind, and my guess as to their ages:

FatherOCN: 12
</STRONG>

Close, but no cigar!