My info

[Jason]

Hi Gang!

Seems like the forum has continued to grow at an explosive pace! I'd like to take this time to help everyone here formally meet, there are so many regulars around here, but so many still feel like strangers. Lets see if we can't get to know a little more about each other. I know that some of you may already have some of this in your profiles, but profiles aren't always the most read items on the forum. So from each of you, I'd like to hear about:

1. Age
2. Occupation
3. Interests
4. Your website
5. Why do you come here?
6. Something personal

[darksidepuffin]

hey Jason Really Good Idea Here Goes..
Name:William Crooks
age:12(gunna be 13 the 26th of febuary)
occupation:webmaster,upcoming interpreter
interests:Anime,Gaming,Programming,Forign Cultures&Languages etc.
website:hmm...My first site was a pokémon site I made 2 versions when I hardly knew html:
http://togepysoftboiled.homestead.com
http://togepyfreak.tripod.ca
I am working on a new one called:
The Puffin Internet Island
Why I Come Here:This Place Is Really cool and I enjoy talking to all these cool peeps,I also Take Great Pride in Being A Member Of The Forum Of The Best Webmaster Network In The World!
Something Personal:I am in grade 7 and I have a 16 y/o brother


[Edited by willamoose on 01-31-2001 at 05:55 PM]

[Dave Swift]

David Swift, 22, student and part time web designer/developer, I like food, internet, sport (rugby in particular), music, movies and anything free.
Websites:
http://www.acommunity.co.uk
http://www.associationonline.co.uk
http://www.daveswift.com
I come here for the help, comments and criticism of other members.
I also come here to (try to) help others.
Something personal?
My uncle is best friends with Paul McCartney
That enough info? :D

[Edited by Dave Swift on 02-19-2001 at 08:15 PM]

[Ian]

Hey well, sure most have you have seen me about before but heres just a bit more :)

1. early 30 something. hehe
2. Web Developer for BR Network (best place on the planet:))
3. hehe, well now.... making the BR Network even more better than it all ready is :)
4. My little site is called A1 JavaScripts. http://www.a1javascripts.com/
5. I come here for many reasons, as support for A1, moderating boards, reading other comments and replies, increasing my own knowledge, helping out anywhere I can and sharing my knowledge and experiences with those who need it. ( unfortunitly I never seem to get enough time to read every forum - overall review seems to be one I rearly enter, but appears to be a popular place.)
6. hmmm, if I tell you, then it is no longer personal huh :D
ohh, I'm single, so ladies, if you're interested, give me a call.. LOL. !!

[SteveS235]

Hmmmmm...sounds like a demographic market survey...hehehe

1. 31
2. Route Delivery/Retail Merchandising
3. Music, sports, internet (obviously)
4. http://www.musicians-resource.com
5. I come here to pick everyone's brain, and hopefully to pick up some tips and tricks along the way, as my site is my first.
6. If I told you....I'd have to kill you.....

[Jacob]

1. 17
2. Co-Founder / Web Engineer (BigResources)
3. Computers, Programming, Sports, Movies... blah blah
4. Does the Big Resources Network count? :)
5. I love helping other people out, and learning some new things at the same time.
6. Same as steve :cool:

[kdjoergensen]

1. Age : early 30 something (refuse to be more specific)
2. Occupation (general manager for international container shipline)
3. Interests (lawncare, web things: html,JS,xml,perl,etc). Hope to have a website up and running on lawn care in cold season climates before April.
4. Your website (here (http://imaginethat.htmlplanet.com/)).
5. Why do you come here? have fun and prove that things DO work in Netscape
6. Something personal
I am a complete beginner when it comes to perl. just learning. So far I have managed to write one simple script but still having problems uploading scripts via ftp, still figuring out what an .htaccess file is and what chmod status is. My scripts are not running, but hope that will be soon. If any one of you guys are gurus on perl I may need some help soon.

[Doni FN]

Name: Doni Ronquillo

1. Age: 24, 25 on June 30 You can send me a present I wont mind :)

2. Occupation: Jeweler, Webmaster, Freelancer, and slave to the BR Network.

3. Interests: WebDesign, Graphics, Dancing, House Music, Drum n Bass, Acid Jazz, Clubbin, And Beautiful women.

4. Your website:
http://www.freewebtemplates.com
http://www.123wallpaper.com
http://www.a1contests.com
and many many more...

5. Why do you come here?
Because if not Jason would have me hunted down and hung from a tree, then spraypaint traitor on my chest hehe.

6. Something personal
Im 500 Lbs and live behind my computer without it I could'nt function normally. Hehe J/k If any of you ever need my help you know how to reach me.

Adios for now

Doni

[eformsolutions]

Name: Mohammad Hasnain
Age : After marriage stop counting
Occupation: Civil Engg. (now-a-days busy with computer aided drafting using Autocad and MicroStation)

Interest: Web Graphic Designing - until last three months Greeting Cards designing was the top priority (designs 100s of cards for sayit.com, vanished from the internet) - greeting cards no more. I personally owned and use Paint-shop-pro, Photo Shop, 20-20, Photo Impact, Eye Candy v3/4, Blade Pro v2/Super Blade Pro and so many other free and commercial plugins to get nice effect for my graphics.

Did two unique PSP tutorials can be viewed at:
1) (How to Create Satin background texture)
http://www.webdecor.8m.com/satin/satintut.htm

2) (How to Create Satin print background texture) http://www.webdecor.8m.com/satin/satinput.htm

For web pages I used Front Page 2000 - (IE 5.5) have very good idea of html, java, dhtml and little knowledge about CGI things. Design several personal home pages for friends and collegues (I think no need to mention URL here, it is a long list).

e-Forms Solution current advanture - started for a friend. But, after the response we receive - working almost fulltime on it, setting this, setting that and now some major layout changes will going to come next.

My own site under-construction will be completed in next couple of week (I can only hope) is http://www.luredesigns.com (I uploaded almost 80% stuff but some makeup is needed - still working)

HTML Forum - The best place to visit!

Want to e-mail me (hasnain_sm@hotmail.com)

I think - I took enough time........

[jalouda]

congrats on another brainwave jason :)

1. 20

2. actuarial student (maths,stats,business) but on work experience at the moment

3. web design, internet, formula 1, football, music, kids tv like bagpuss and paddington bear, teddy bears, sweets...mental age about 3 as you can see! :D

4. my personal one is at http://www.httpcity.com/jalouda/ and i do a little *basic* free web design at http://www.iol.ie/~jmd/fizzycherry/

5. i come here to try and help others, to learn stuff and find out about good sites, to interact with others interested in web design. too many forums are a bit like a clique where if you are a newbie or just into the wrong stuff, you are ignored. everyone is welcome here and the atmosphere is friendly. that's what i like most :) (hope that didn't sound too soppy!)

why i don't come here very often: my boring complicated insurance job without internet access :(

6. stick around and you might find out :D

[origamij]

1. 30
2. print production- I fold paper,but I bet that was hard to guess.
3.Motorcycles in the summer,Computers in the winter, Jimmy Buffett year round. Oh yeah and there's that wife and kids thing too.
4. My website is dedicated to my sons. We have family spread around the world so it's a great way to keep everybody informed (plus it keeps the kids from being bad 'cause they know that ALL the grandparents are going to find out!) http://flodderkids.8m.net/
5.I come here because I'm lonely and desperate for friends!:D No, actually it's the information that keeps me coming back. I never leave without picking up a trick or two.
6. I'm a sucker for a pretty smile.

[kevin]

1. <30, >60
2. self employed (don't ask, I'd have to kill you)
3a. passive: reading, movies, internet, learning, volunteer work.
3b. active: bicycling, roller blading, walking.
4. No websites currently.
5. I come here because I enjoy the interaction.
6. Something personal..... never been incarcerated.

[Dave Swift]

Kevin:
<30, >60 means that you are younger than 30 and older than 60?!?

[kevin]

maybe I should put my age like this:

for ($age=30,$age=<60,$age++) {
unless ($age=>61)
}

Hope that makes it clearer.... :)

Kevin

[Edited by kevin on 02-04-2001 at 05:46 PM]

[Jason]

How about the C++ version?

for(i=30, i<=60, i++);

I'd make it more complex, but I haven't used c++ for 2 years now. I can't even remember how cout is used!

[cao825]

1.) 15 years old
2.) School/computers/websites
3.) Computers, hockey, other sports, school
4.) http://www.stpaulsumc.com / http://intaraweb.8m.com / http://www.accounselors.org
5.) I origianally came here to get people to help me with my intaraweb site. I am still looking for people to help. I now would like to try to help other people out more with their questions, and try to find new opportunities to help me use my computer skills to my advantage.
6.) Personal? Hmm... I hate frames!

[Edited by cao825 on 03-07-2001 at 05:27 PM]

[GovGamesIPlay]

Grat Idea.

1. Age: 25
2. Occupation: Jack of all trades. (Database Admin., WebMaster and Web Design)
3. Interests: Online games, music and just about everything else
4. Your website
http://www.members.prestige.net/govgamesiplay/index.htm
http://www.digitaldefenders.com
http://www.thegreatultimate.com

5. Why do you come here? To see what people are doing and learn.
6. Something personal: I've been popping my head in for a while, but I never had anything meaningful to say until now. :Þ~

[GovGamesIPlay]

Originally posted by GovGamesIPlay
Grat Idea.


OK, so I am a little brain dead after lunch. No big deal. :)


Jennifer Irizarry

[Doni FN]

I think we all get that way at times :) Don't worry we'll let ya slide this time :)

[manifesto]

1. Age
2. Occupation
3. Interests
4. Your website
5. Why do you come here?
6. Something personal

1a. names James
1b. 17
2. operate and design webstores
3. computers / hockey / music
4. personal = http://www.darksites.com/souls/goth/themanifesto/
Comercial = http://www.sueislandpearls.com
5. I need help with stuff
6. er....um.......Im 6'6" and thats pretty damn tall.

[Wabanaki Web]

1. Age - Thirty-something
2. Occupation - A couple of jobs that suck real bad
3. Interests - Surfing the web, working on my website when the mood strikes, hanging out by the lake, 80's music, cooking (but I'm not especially good at it, so maybe I should say burning stuff)
4. Your website - Click on that little red house icon thingee, I'm looking to move it somewhere with a faster server.
5. Why do you come here? I agree with Jalouda's soppy answer. I also come here for the spam recipes.
6. Something personal - I have been incarcerated but I SWEAR I AM INNOCENT!!!

Jason, I noticed that you started this thread but didn't answer any of the questions yourself. You sly dog!

Have you considered adding a chat program here? It would be kinda fun to hang out with all of you on a regularly scheduled chat. One of the things I like most here is that people have great senses of humor, or is that sense of humors?

[Dr. Web]

1. Age: 28....getting some grey in early!
2. Occupation: Web/ Software Developer
3. Interests: Snowboarding, Hiking, Reading horror/ thriller, chasing young beautiful women, drinking dark beer!
4. Your website: http://www.Volcanic-Design.com .....just a rough sample of some freelance work. Don't have lots o' time for that since its also my day job! Y'all will probably be interested in the "links" page.
5. Why do you come here? Initially it was to solve problems with/ for my software development team. I found lots of information here, plus I have some answers for all of you....so I stuck around.
6. Something personal: Self taught web dude. Tried a couple of sorry certification courses(waste o' time!)....but bailed when I realized they were all lecture based. Decided to learn it myself by reading books...and crankin' out stuff instead! I am working on a computer science degree though, as it helps inside the field.

[Tony Hawk]

:p

Age: 25

Occupation: Part time Perl and PHP developer. Part time turd herder (plumber).

Interests: All aspects of gaming. I play everything from modern PC games to old school console games (anyone for a game of Yars' Revenge?) Drag racing, old 80's metal, Linux kernel development.

Website: http://www.dotmatrix.net

Why do I come here? It's always nice to pick up new tricks and talk to others in the business. I (try) to help others out that are having problems that I have already tackled in the past just as others have helped me.

Something personal:
s/(\d{2})/chr($1)/ge + print if $_ = '7332767375693266696982';

[SteveS235]

Originally posted by Wabanaki Web

Have you considered adding a chat program here? It would be kinda fun to hang out with all of you on a regularly scheduled chat. One of the things I like most here is that people have great senses of humor, or is that sense of humors?

Great idea! Whaddaya think Jason? Maybe a floating chat client?

[JohnM]

1) 16
2) Student
3) All aspects of web design, sports, games.
4) None currently availabe
5) I love web design, and I enjoy talking with people that have the same interests as me.
6) Nothing else to say, I just told you my life story. :)

[JohnM]

yes! i've reached 50 posts!

Doh! now im at 51 :(

[JohnM]

yes i've reached Chevalier!

[Jason]

Originally posted by SteveS235
Originally posted by Wabanaki Web

Have you considered adding a chat program here? It would be kinda fun to hang out with all of you on a regularly scheduled chat. One of the things I like most here is that people have great senses of humor, or is that sense of humors?

Great idea! Whaddaya think Jason? Maybe a floating chat client?

We'll probably be upgrading to VB2 pretty soon, I think that has some sort of a chat or messaging system built into it. Guess we'll see all the bells and whistles that it has soon enough. I believe one of the features is the ability to add avatars (little thumbnail images under your name/title).

[GetClipHere]

Hehe I found this thread from Jason's "latest post" in his profile lol... sounds like fun. Hmm Jason should I buy that mask of yours before posting again... (hehe) I'm dooooooomed!

Anyhow:
1. Age - 18
2. Occupation - Web Designer, Musician
3. Interests - Well... I like workin with graphics, scuba diving, surfing, rock climbing, writing poetry and music, and playin computer games (Rogue Spear baby hehe).
4. Your website - I gots a few:
http://www.AbsoluteCross.com
http://www.GetClipartHere.com
http://www.CrossDesign.net
http://www.Dxprt.com (my 50,000 subscriber ezine that I haven't wrote to in months - oops hehe).
5. Why do you come here? - Jason made me do it!... er... well this just so happens to be the coolest forum on the web... OF COURSE!
6. Something personal - Well... I play keyboard/synth and vocals for a christian rock band called Lumafonik (lumafonik.com if you're interested... not much info there yet, but will be up soon).

Anyhow.... I like the chat idea :)
Latah all.

-- David, AbsoluteCross.com

[eformsolutions]

Hi all!

I support the live chat idea very much!

So, it is you Jason, can we have it or. . ..

[TheKman]

1. Just turned 30 in Feb. ...sigh... Name is Keith
2. F/T Web Design - Self-employed - still struggling for new business. P/T Landscaper & Lawncare - Also self-employed in that field as well. I HATE THE SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX!
3. Skiing, Reading, Internet Stuff, NASCAR, Super Bowl XXXV Champions - The Baltimore Ravens
4. http://www.enterprisewebsolutions.com
5. Sometimes for help with a sticky table, sometimes just to laugh at the SPAM box.
6. One of my favorite things about being self-employed and working from home is all the extra time I get to spend with my 4 year old daughter. See her picture! http://www.enterprisewebsolutions.com/alexis.htm

Jason - You started it, you should tell us about yourself as well.

[jollyfactory]

1. 15
3. Guitar and web designing and yup :)
4. http://www.jollyfactory.iwarp.com
5. For help and to maybe help others :)
6. I like pizza and donuts and yup

[cloud9]

I'm not posting, the IRS would be after me. Don't tell them I said this. Pleeeease

[pixelmonkey]

Dont worry, i'm behind the computer elsewhere!


1. let me total it for monkey years...
2. pixelmonkey
3. dirt, sky, water, adrenline, the obious, FMX, proving the world wrong, and imortality
4. not to be released to public
others i cant list because of "material" reasons
5. something about spam
6. If I dont do it now, some punk kid that i was will do it! So, throw all caution to the wind, leave no debts behind, and laugh the whole way! (God bless the FREAKS & the *-*- they drive!!)

chris<pixelmonkey>:monkey:

[huythuy]

Wow I forgot this place :)

Well..
1. i'm 21
2. Occupation : my country student . My guesthouse manager , web designer . Rest time with graphic design and retouch .
3. Interests : Sure Internet , http://htmlforums.com :) , films , books and coffee
4. Your website : http://victoryhouse.4t.com ( wish i could minus "4t" :D )
5. Why do you come here? I can't remember coz i was very happy
6. Something personal : All , because i'm alone




[Edited by huythuy on 03-18-2001 at 04:59 AM]

[fonzerelli_79]

1. 21

2. I graduated in November 99 with a Maths, Statistics and Finance degree. I now work for a pension company in Glasgow. Im trying to get a job with an internet company though. Might have an interview with a software company in Edinburgh that makes software for mobile phones. Hope i get it as they pay big bucks and ive got my eye on a Toyota MR2. Not the new one. I dont like the new Spyder design.

3. Obviously the internet. I go to the gym about 4 times a week. I go to Tae-kwon-do on a Tuesday and Thursday but im also going on a Sunday right now as the British championships is on in May.

I also follow the Glasgow Celtic. Gone the tic. Were gonna hump the Kllie today. I think there gonna have to bring the Tennants sixes back for the teddy bears as theve got nothin. Ha ha.

4. My web site is http://www.presents4them.com - Its a shopping directory.

5. The reason i come to the forums is simple. There great. It keeps you up to date with whats happening on the net and theres always someone there to help you out. When i get a problem with my site i usually come here and find that other webmasters have had the same problem as well.

6. I got my nuts last night. Sweet.

[Wabanaki Web]

Jason, maybe you should move this thread into the new Introductions forum. This way the newly registered members will find out something about the rest of us before telling about themselves.

[Jason]

Shazaam!

[Dr. Web]

Originally posted by fonzerelli_79
I also follow the Glasgow Celtic. Gone the tic. Were gonna hump the Kllie today. I think there gonna have to bring the Tennants sixes back for the teddy bears as theve got nothin. Ha ha.

6. I got my nuts last night. Sweet.


uhhh, fonz..... can you tell me what you meant there....?!

Wabanaki....good idea!

[Goldilocks]

You know, I never did get around to posting my contribution to this thread! Well, it's a little late but here goes:

1. 25

2. Information Administrator (I am responsible for improving the sharing and accessibility of internal information within my company, which these days mostly consists of developing and maintaining the company intranet.)

3. Web development in general (desperately trying to get my head around JavaScript), reading fantasy Tolkein type books, playing badminton, cats.

4. You'll have to wait for this one.

5. Because it's full of wonderful helpful people! :) And also so I can post SPAM to my hearts content.

6. Something personal...well I guess you'll have to look in my profile for that, won't they Kman? ;)

[PCheese]

Here goes nothing...

1. 8464 days (or 23 yrs for those normal people)

2. Web Designer and eCommerce Developer (Making pretty sites then making them do stuff).

3. The usual : Beer, JD, Vodka, Schnapps. Oh and I suppose, Music, Pratchett, Cheese, Films, TV, PC, Counterstrike, Foxy Boxing, Weightlifting and Teaching (!).

4. Not yet but there will be.

5. Generally when I completely forget how to do something through extreme amounts of alcohol abuse I come here and scour for answers. Oh and to read 100 page threads when I'm bored.

6. I once ate 5 kilos of cheese in under 10 minutes to win a bet. And I designed a site that won the UK eCommerce site of the year award 2000. (Yay me!)

[Mark]

1. 15 (16 in 2 months...get my licence then)
2. Student
3. Computers, reading, sports, playing my instrument
4. Will be out sometime.
5. Come here for help and to help others
6. Learned HTML about a 1 1/2 years back (in school)...developed it with interest...learning Visual Basic and Javascript now...and plan to learn Java/Flash in the future.

[TheKman]

Originally posted by Mark
1. 15 (16 in 2 months...get my licence then)
2. Student
3. Computers, reading, sports, playing my instrument
4. Will be out sometime.
5. Come here for help and to help others
6. Learned HTML about a 1 1/2 years back (in school)...developed it with interest...learning Visual Basic and Javascript now...and plan to learn Java/Flash in the future.


Darn uppity kids! Actually, I wish I had gotten involved with computers when I was your age. Although that was probably when the Commodore 64 was the latest and greatest!

[SteveS235]

Originally posted by TheKman


Darn uppity kids! Actually, I wish I had gotten involved with computers when I was your age. Although that was probably when the Commodore 64 was the latest and greatest!

OMG!!! I had one of those! I learned started learning BASIC on that. That was one versatile machine - you could play games and write silly little programs!

[Jason]

Oh, you guys had it soooo rough! I never owned a game system more advanced that the 8bit Nintendo (although I started out on something called the Intellivision which I GUARANTEE nobody here heard of) and I didn't first get connected to the web until I was 19! Dang kids and their e-lec-tronics.

[Goldilocks]

The first computer I remember having was some kind of Texas Instruments thingy and we only had one game on it that we played to death. Then we got an Amstrad CPC6128. That had some of the best games EVER!! Alright the graphics were crap compared to what they are today but the games had a much better playability rating. I learned a little bit of Basic on that too. Aah, I loved that computer! Those older computers had so much more character.


The only games console I've ever owned is my beloved Sega Megadrive. I still have that, I love it and couldn't bear to part with dear old Sonic. ;)

[zenyenta]

I remember Intellivison. My kids had it..or my older one did. How's that for aged? And when we went to programming school (none of which I remember) we coded on paper forms and then had the stuff keyed in by keyboard operators, or did it ourselves if we could get time on the keypunch machine. We only saw a computer on a field trip.

I didn't know if new people were supposed to answer the questions here, having just recently posted an introduction, but since I'm here anyway:

1.Age - 51, but still alive.
2.Occupation - Mostly a receptionist, occasionally an HTML hack at work, with some web adminstration on our e-commerce site thrown in, and I do freelance web design and maintenance, but that's sort by accident and sometimes under protest. I got busy and forgot to have a career.
3. Interests - Well, the web obviously, and my family - husband, two grown kids, one grand-kid. Then there's music. I got hooked on the web because I was an Arlo Guthrie (folksinger) fan and started hanging out on his web site. That eventually turned into having a bunch of friends who meet at his gigs all over the place. Mostly our families have become friends, too. The webmaster there became one of them and that's how I ended up learning some stuff about doing web sites. Now my son is in the music business and I go to his gigs, too, as well as doing his web site. All that doesn't leave a lot of time for much else these days.
4.My web site - Well, I use http://www.groupwwebs.com as my personal URL but it's the one I have the least time to work on.
5. Why I come here - I have lots to learn, if I can help, I like to do that, and I just enjoy talking about this stuff. You know..there aren't that many people who think that any of this makes for good conversation, so you find yourself thinking about it, but no one really wants to hear it. This forum feels the most comfortable, relaxed and genuinely friendly while still being very well run, of all the ones I've been to.

[PCheese]

I had this old console which I inherited from my parents... It was about the size of a suitacase and had two controls attached by curly phone cord. They had little dials on like light dimmer switches which you basically twizzled up and down to control these two bats on screen. The most impressive thing was that it had FOUR games.

Your standard pong.

A 2 player tennis game. - The only difference to pong being a line in the middle of the screen that did absolutely nothing.

1 player vs the wall tennis game and...

2 player vs the wall tennis game! Otherwise known as squash.

Wow I miss that hunk of junk...

[Jason]

zenyenta: I learned about those back in my Hifh School Pascal classes waaaay back in the day...wow, that i anchient.

PCheese: Wait a sec... I had one of those too (but the damn second paddle was snapped off halfway up)!

[pixelmonkey]

the monkey has experinced some evoloution with his computers as well!

1.)starting with something close to a laptop, with butons, bells, and several different colors.

2.)then the classic laptop with a red boarder for it's case, gray center and black text(text only displayed if you were "good") and could be rebooted when shaken upside down

3.)things almost caught on fire when the sheets of paper were placed over the monitor with a peg board appearance!

4.)i entered the "high class" society when equiped with a classic zenith

5.)the world became troubled when i evolved to the IBM ps2

6.)i had conquered almost everything, then i found new light in a 486 DX100
(there are some steps i'm missing, but you get the idea)

7.) and then today... the www is flourishing with a vast ammount of monkies like myself! with 1ghz power pc's and 800+ laptops, the monkey will change the way everyone thinks!


back to the grindstone!
chris<pixelmonkey>:monkey:

[Jason]

This is the guy that broke my pong paddle...GET HIM GUYS!

[SteveS235]

Ah, the good 'ole days.

The Atari. (black & white pong. YES!)

The Atari 2600. (ooh...now comes color pong!)

Colecovision (the predecessor to Intellivision)

Intellevision

Commodore 64

Activision

Super Atari (or something like that)

Then all the Nintendo, PS and Sega stuff.

[TheKman]

The Atari 2600 was my first game console. I still miss the Space Invaders game. It was my favorite game! Missile Command was a close second. Then there was Breakout and Super Breakout.

[Dr. Web]

atari.... bringing back memories!

I had a atari 5600 or something like that. I was half game machine (accepted catridges in the top) and various ports for storage devices. I learned to code Basic on that old hunk o' junk! I would leave the computer on for days at a time (no blue screen o' death) just to make sure I could finish, and edit large programs as I had no storage device. Then I got a cassette storage drive. Would take from 1min to 45 minutes to load a program. As you would imagine, I was thrilled to discover floppy (5 1/4") disk drives! I used the commidor64/ 128 and a few others.

These last few posts leave the shrill sound of tape drives loading programs in my ears! ha! My sony laptop is a far cry from those early days!

[Goldilocks]

Tape drives! Isn't it funny how we used to wait patiently for half an hour for a game to load from a tape drive. These days if something takes more that 5 seconds to load I kick my PC across the room in a fit of rage! :angry:

[PCheese]

...scenario was when you sat through 20 minutes of a tape deck squealing it's way though some bizzare Kate Bush impression only for it to go deathly silent and have nothing happen while you cried and threatened your machine with tortures ranging from plucking its little rubber keys to filling the tape cassette with a jam like substance (possibly jam).

My first was a Commodore 16 +4 with the best ever game ever in the whole world ever - Icicle Works!

Which I later found out was a really bad port of Rockford / Boulderdash from the Atari.

Hmm, getting slightly spammy in here?

[stacyinthecity]

I haven't posted in a while, so I think I'll add something to this thread.

1) Well, I am currently 22 years old but that will change in about 3 weeks!

2) I work for a company called Afni. I used to have a cool job, but now I feel like a glorified babysitter. Afni is a call center and what I do is make sure that we have enough staffing to handle the call volume. I monitor and control call volume, I keep track of various statistics, I plan meetings and training, I work with scheduling extensively, etc. I'm only doing this in the meantime. My husband and I are moving to NYC and once I get my residency, I'm going to finish college. Not sure what I want to do yet, but either something in the music industry (radio, promotions, labels, concerts etc, I love music, my husband is in radio, I have lots of experience in that area, and love being able to use my creativity), or else web design. I've had no training and have only been really interested in it for a few months in my spare time, and I love how it combines my love of computers with creativity. I think with some formal training and more time to put into practice the things I'm learning, I could become good enough to do it professionally.

3) Well, as stated above, my interests are in music, computers, and being creative. I paint and draw, and I would love to get into photography. My website is another hobby. I LOVE traveling. I also love animals and currently have 4 cats.

4) My website is at http://www.stacyinthecity.com there are links to my 2 previous sites on that page so you can see how I've come a long way since I first started in the early days of the web. I think I first started playing around with html in 94 or so. My page has more info about me and my interests if anyone was wanting to hear more after question #3. I love the design I've got going there now, but its several months old so I've started playing around with a new design that I'm actually quite proud of. Its slow going though, since I really only work on my site in my (rare) spare time. I'll let you know when its up though!

5) I come here because everyone is very helpful and all my questions have been answered by several people all lending their unique insight into my problem. I learn a lot just by looking through all the different forums. The people here also seem very interesting. I'm also hoping that one day I'll be good enough at designing that I help someone else.

6) Something personal. Uhm, thats a tough one. Lets see, I'm still a newlywed, is that personal? My husband and I got married on April 14th, 2001. Or howabout I hate my job, and am not very fond of Arizona (to live in, though I would LOVE visiting here if I didn't live here), and even though I've never lived in New York City, I feel like it is my home there. I have visited plenty of times, in fact, my husband is a native new yorker and he lived there when I met him while visiting NY. Its corny to say it, I know, but when I watch TV shows that take place in NYC or movies, or read books about it, or see pictures of the city, I get a pang in my stomach that can only be homesickness.

stacy

[zenyenta]

Hope you love living there, Stacy. I understand that sometimes you feel like you just belong someplace. Sometimes I feel like that when I'm in the Berkshires in MA. Going there feels like coming home, even though I was born in NYC and now live 50 miles outside of it and have never lived in Massachusetts at all. My son is your age and he's a musician and has been playing gigs in NYC. Hey, let me know when you get there. Maybe you can make a gig and we'll meet up.:)

[SteveS235]

Originally posted by Jason
Hi Gang!

Seems like the forum has continued to grow at an explosive pace! I'd like to take this time to help everyone here formally meet, there are so many regulars around here, but so many still feel like strangers. Lets see if we can't get to know a little more about each other. I know that some of you may already have some of this in your profiles, but profiles aren't always the most read items on the forum. So from each of you, I'd like to hear about:

1. Age
2. Occupation
3. Interests
4. Your website
5. Why do you come here?
6. Something personal

A big bump to the top for the newbies!

[KWJams]

1. The universe was still just a big void when I was born 48 years ago.

2. I are a Truk driver, ;) I haul propane gas from plants here in S.W. Wyoming to stores in the
Intermountain / Great Basin area.

3.Motorcycles---off road racing---web design.

4.Bought this book called "The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating a Web Page." Spent weeks up to my keister in cold mountain streams setting traps for them little html's until I had enough to build this here website ( www.pro-hillclimbers.org/ )from their hairy little hides.;)

5.Hope to learn neat stuff.

6.Married for 21 years :)

[zenyenta]

Welcome! It's always great to see another fossil around. (No offense - I'm a couple more years fossiized than you.)

[jbulger]

1. Age - 42 but low mileage, vintage condition!
2. Occupation - Dentist, father(5)
3. Interests - kids,Cosmetic Dentistry, ski racing, computers
4. Your website - www.smilesensation.com
5. Why do you come here? - just hangin'
6. Something personal - I like it best with...(edited)
:cheers:

[Christian1972]

Age:
28 (born on 7.12.1972)

Occupation:
selling metal detectors
making webpages
driving chef's big BMW (-:
typing invoices and letters
sending emails to the whole world becouse it's an import-export-business

Interests:
GoldiLocks
Internet
Cars
real friends

Your website:
http://www.germandetectors.com

Why do you come here?
to meet nice persons like GoldiLocks
sometimes to help other people if i can
to learn

Something personal:
i crashed my chef's car 2 times now and than earned my personell key for it, hihi...
i am 1,90 meter of height(75inches?) and can eat what i want without getting more weight

ok?

[Gideon]

1. Age 16
2. Occupation Web developer
3. Interests Computers
4. Your website Not posted yet
5. Why do you come here? Help/get help
6. Something personal ?

[prodeveloping]

1. 15.75+ years old
2. High School + Web Design
3. Church, internet (da), JavaScript, Java - JSP and servlets, life
4. Not up yet
5. I found it on Alta Vista and am still stuck to this stupid chair.
6. I have nothing personal. (except deep down inside I want to be a Guru) :shady:

[cloud9]

:D this thread makes an interesting read, perhaps you should read it ;)

[loadhead]

Age: 29
Occupation: Construction worker
Intrests:career change to web building
Website:http://www.loadhead.com
why do you come here? for help with design tips and to see what everyone looks for in usability,and to talk with people who like to design web pages
Something personal:In a couple weeks my wife and I I'm going to be new parents.

[The Dreamer]

Originally posted by Jason

1. Age
2. Occupation
3. Interests
4. Your website
5. Why do you come here?
6. Something personal

Why not right? ;)

1.) 36 and proud of it!
2.) Single mom, college student and self employed.
3.) Life, graphic's, coffee, smokes, my boyfriend..etc...
4.) I'll give ya'll the full list:
http://graphical_dreams.on-z.net
http://nolanassociates.net
http://graphical_dreams.on-z.net/house_of_power/

5.) I find myself asking that same question. ;) Seriously, to learn new things.
6.) Personal huh? <eg> My right nipple is pierced. ;)

[darksidepuffin]

Originally posted by cloud9
:D this thread makes an interesting read, perhaps you should read it ;)
I just read thw WHOLE thread...:badbob::rocker: I just noticed ti turned from introductions to a chat about video games and then back to introductions.:badbob::rocker:

LONG LIVE BIG RESOURCES!

[ProSam]

1. Age = 24
2. Occupation = Web Developer / Childrens Tech Teacher
3. Interests = God, Music, Sports, Girls in that order
4. Your website = http://www.prodzynes.com
5. Why do you come here? = JavaScript help for now
6. Something personal = I like big buts and I cannot lie :)

Well ther you go

[Android]

Age: 41
Occupation: Telecommunication Technician (Vacation Engineering)
Interests: Hi tech stuff, my wife, sex, Flight simulation, animals, home repair, curling (Avonlea Curling Club #1), women (my wife #1), sex, watercolouring, sci-fi, sex, photography, baseball, mentoring youths, did I mention sex?

I come here cause I needed help in a hurry and after posting in several forums, I found the participants here to be the most understanding and helpful bunch of clowns. (I'm a big fan of Bozo!)

Personal? I haven't a clue what I'm talking about, but people at work respect me anyways when I tell them I know and like HTML. I'd rather do what they hired me to do, but if HTML gets me respect, well "que sera, sera"

[fredricknish]

Warning - You are about to read highly classified
information.:D

Age - 17
Occupation - 12th grade student.
Interests - Music,Audio systems,Movies,Formula-1 racing,
travelling and web buildinging:)
My websites - www.funzone.ipfox.com
..............www.yourpastlife.8m.com
..............www.fredrick.ipfox.com

Why do I come here? - To get new ideas,learn some new
things from you guys and help someone
if I can.I come here mostly for
the website review section.

Personal - planning to start a web designing company.:)

Note : Sharing the above information with anyone could lead to procecution under US Fedral Law. :D

[cloud9]

:D cloud9 :D

I can't remember the questions, so I'll make my own up

1) 16
2) general spammer for bigresources
3) no that's evil
4) yep Jason is the best :D
5) the spam box


:D

[Mark]

Originally posted by Android
Interests: Hi tech stuff, my wife, sex, Flight simulation, animals, home repair, curling (Avonlea Curling Club #1), women (my wife #1), sex, watercolouring, sci-fi, sex, photography, baseball, mentoring youths, did I mention sex?:D lol :D