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1999\01\25@170156 by Glen Torr

Howdy All, >>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? >>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I was still a >>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie. 48 this year Glen Torr TorrTech

1999\01\25@170817 by Sean Breheny

I'm another one who didn't know the seventies at all, except what I could sense prenatally. Born Jan 8, 1980, so 0x13 years old. I am especially curious how many people there are in my age group on the list. So far, more than I expected. At 09:00 AM 1/26/99 +1100, you wrote: >Howdy All, > >>>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? >>>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I was still a >>>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie. +-------------------------------+ | Sean Breheny | | Amateur Radio Callsign: KA3YXM| | Electrical Engineering Student| +-------------------------------+ Save lives, please look at http://www.all.org Personal page: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/shb7 spam_OUTshb7TakeThisOuTcornell.edu Phone(USA): (607) 253-0315 ICQ #: 3329174

1999\01\25@173932 by Herbert Graf

>I'm another one who didn't know the seventies at all, except what I could >sense prenatally. Born Jan 8, 1980, so 0x13 years old. > >I am especially curious how many people there are in my age group on the >list. So far, more than I expected. Me too, 0x13 years old, although I knew more of the 70s, was born in March 79, don't remeber the 70's though! :) TTYL

1999\01\25@180417 by andre

I am equ 34 movlw I am movwf this year Andre Abelian Glen Torr wrote: {Quote hidden}> Howdy All, > > >>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? > >>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I was still a > >>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie. > > 48 this year > > Glen Torr > TorrTech

1999\01\25@184819 by Ohtsji, Randie

Born in 1970....but also don't remember much. Except the TV shows :) (Gilligan's Island, Brady Bunch, Scoobie Doo, I dream of Jeanie, Happy Days......) Just turned 28 a few months ago. -Randie > >>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist > subscribers? > >>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I > was still a > >>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie.

1999\01\26@024756 by Morgan Olsson

The PIC:ers age sampling continues: ... D'29' and counting... ;) My first computer experience was a Sinclair ZX80. Then my little brother occupied our computers for years, so I concentrated on other electronics a while. /Morgan %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Morgan Olsson ph +46(0)414 70741 MORGANS REGLERTEKNIK fax +46(0)414 70331 H€LLEKS (in A-Z letters: "HALLEKAS") SE-277 35 KIVIK, SWEDEN .....mrtKILLspam@spam@iname.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

1999\01\26@031326 by Michael Rigby-Jones

Made it to 00011011, no thanks to the electric shock machines I used to make out of car ignition coils. We used to have about 10 people holding hands and pass a shock right through them. Looking back this was unbelievably dangerous, thousands of volts right accross the chest. Fortunately I became interested in micros, much safer passtime.... Mike Rigby-Jones mrjonesKILLspamnortelnetworks.com

1999\01\26@074408 by Fansler, David

>>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? >>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I was still a >>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie. I am 48, heading to 49 in March. Have yet to program a PIC, but I am working on a solar powered lawn mower that will run autonomously with a 17C44 as the controller. As some others have mentioned "the golden days of the 70's", I started off with an 1802 ELF built via a Popular Electronics series. Programming was done via 8 toggle switches that you entered op codes by. I was really uptown when I added a hex keypad - it was easier to use than the toggle switches. Ran that computer for several years. Then got my big break when, as electronic technician for a reference lab, I built a data collection box that cost about $6K less than what they were buying a used unit of older technology for. I got my first 1802 assembler then, and thought "gee - this thing slows me down!" I knew the op codes well enough that I could write code faster than writing assembler and compiling the source. Eventually I did switch. I stayed with the 1800's series through my last design job. Most all of my prototypes were done with a Vector wire wrap pencil that uses a #36 wire with a special insulation. You wire the board, and then solder the connections. The insulation evaporates a 750 degrees, leaving bare copper that soldered nicely. They quite marketing this after a few years, but I bought enough wire to last me a while! David V. Fansler Network Administrator AutoCyte, Inc. 800-426-2176 Ext. 261 .....dfanslerKILLspam.....autocyte.com <EraseMEdfanslerspam_OUTTakeThisOuTautocyte.com> Now Showing! http://www.mindspring.com/~dfansler Opinions Expressed Within Are Mine And May Not Reflect Those Of My Employer

1999\01\26@110340 by Adam Bryant

I will be 0x23 in February. Got my first exposure to programming on an Apple II, built a Sinclair ZX81 from a kit (which I still have), then went on to become a professional programmer. Luckily a colleague exposed me to PICs about a year ago. P.S. Has anyone interfaced a PIC to a ZX81? Seems a shame to have a 1k ZX81 sitting around not doing anything. ;-)

1999\01\26@124649 by Jack Raats

Adam Bryant wrote in a message to All: AB> I will be 0x23 in February. Got my first exposure to programming AB> on an Apple II, built a Sinclair ZX81 from a kit (which I still AB> have), then went on to become a professional programmer. Luckily a AB> colleague exposed me to PICs about a year ago. AB> P.S. Has anyone interfaced a PIC to a ZX81? Seems a shame to have AB> a 1k ZX81 sitting around not doing anything. ;-) Yes, I'm trying to interface an AT Keyboard with the ZX81 using a PIC (16F84) to interface. With greetings ... Jack Raats BTW I 'm 0x28 in august 1999 ------------------------------------------------------- Fidonet: Jack Raats, 2:285/751 Internet: jackspam_OUTjarasoft.xs4all.nl -------------------------------------------------------

1999\01\26@130041 by Ben Stragnell

Adam Bryant wrote: > > I will be 0x23 in February. Got my first exposure to programming on an > Apple II, built a Sinclair ZX81 from a kit (which I still have), then went > on to become a professional programmer. Luckily a colleague exposed me to > PICs about a year ago. > > P.S. Has anyone interfaced a PIC to a ZX81? Seems a shame to have a 1k > ZX81 sitting around not doing anything. ;-) 25, me. Started with a Research Machines 380Z - big black clunky box that ran CP/M, before getting my own ZX81 (which sadly passed away many years ago). Moved onto ZX-Spectrum, and then, inevitably, the PC, via a truly *bizarre* 186-based PC clone. Discovered PICs about 6 months ago. As for finding a use for the ZX81, just get a copy of 3D Monster Maze. ("Rex lies in wait..." heh heh...) Cheers, Ben

1999\01\27@092039 by Jason Wolfson

OK, I was going to continue lurking but this is one OT I've taken the time to read. I'm 35, I started with my father building an Altair 8080A, then Imsai, still have the thing in my attic. Went to the darkside after college and designed PC's for Phoenix Technologies from '86 - '89.... PIC's are much more fun!! NOW my late father could top all of ya!!! He was a designer on the RAYDAC, the first computer for the Navy. circa 1950 ! I think it cost the Navy $25 Million, 3.77 MHz clock, 4K RAM (mercury delay lines!) did 1600 inst/sec. It was later upgraded to 8K of RAM. 4K was actually 1024 words of 32 bits. The computer was used to calculate satellite trajectories to know when to eject the exposed film canisters for mid air pickup over the Pacific. Had to have those pictures of Russia! OK, I'll go back to lurking now... Thanks Jason

1999\01\27@122035 by Mohamed Elegairy

Hi everybody >Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? I wonder, too, but about the nationality of the piclist subscribers?!! Am I the only Egyptian piclist subscriber !!! BTW I'm 41...no no not in HEX it's in OCTAL LOL Thanks and best regards Mohamed Elegairy Mail me at : @spam@egairyKILLspamusa.net ICQ : 14668366

1999\01\28@001605 by jmnewp

I just turned .18 this month....ah the most glorious birthday for rights of passage, Iam now able to vote, buy cigars and porn (as if one cannot get it from the internet for free), and die for my country. unfortunately, I have not abused any of my privledges...I'm thinking about getting a credit card though to make catalog orders a lot easier... jon > >Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist >subscribers? >I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately >I was still a >baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie.

1999\01\28@092429 by lilel

> >>Hi all, I am wondering! What is the average age of piclist subscribers? > >>I usually hear stories about the 70s, which unfortunately I was still a > >>baby. BTW, I am still 26 :). regards, Reggie. Like Jack Benny, I have been 'D39 for the last 3 years. -- Lawrence Lile => Median Filter Source Code => AutoCad blocks for electrical drafting => Brownout tester plans => Amateurish pictures of my family at: http://home1.gte.net/llile/index.htm

1999\01\29@163426 by Steve Smith

... D'35' My second computer experience was a Sinclair ZX80. Still got it in orignal packaging may sell to meusium one day My first was a since of cambridge MK14 (Clives first I think) 1K including 14 digit red led display and no tv interface.......84 beats it hands down....

'getting on'
1999\02\02@152035 by Emerson M. Hoyt

I'm doubtless not the oldest, but in June I will be (2^3)*10. My first ham call was W2LLH in 1938. So there ! Emerson Hoyt, Hoyt Instrument Laboratory

1999\02\03@101539 by Tom Handley

Emerson, I think you are the senior member. You are also the same age as my mother, and Sir, that's a complement ;-) - Tom (49) At 12:16 PM 2/2/99 -0800, Emerson M. Hoyt wrote: >I'm doubtless not the oldest, but in June I will be (2^3)*10. My first ham >call was W2LLH in 1938. So there ! Emerson Hoyt, Hoyt Instrument >Laboratory

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