AYYYYYYMEN! the forties are a lonnnnng way away from 21st century….and, there’s no reason to assume a plugger (check the definition above) would not have and use a computer. some of us pluggers were using computers (early nineties) before some of you young whippersnappers* were born
*whippersnapper: someone who only waits a short time for their year to come up on that scrolling
I finally got my Aunt to get rid of her computer running Windows 98. Kept complaining nothing worked on the computer and no one would give any support.
of course all she does is check her stocks and email
I have to get down to ‘36 and the first computer (Whirlwind) I worked with was all vacuum tube flip-flops and core memory. It’s in the Smithsonian now.
You don’t have to be young to work with computers, the friend I call for tech support is older than I am and has been working on them since the 60’s. Remember magnetic tape, and punch cards? I do.
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Okay I’m there.
Olddog1 almost 14 years ago
WW II. I guess that puts me in there.
Jolly1995 almost 14 years ago
I’m surprised that they list dates going that far back, LOL
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 14 years ago
AYYYYYYMEN! the forties are a lonnnnng way away from 21st century….and, there’s no reason to assume a plugger (check the definition above) would not have and use a computer. some of us pluggers were using computers (early nineties) before some of you young whippersnappers* were born
*whippersnapper: someone who only waits a short time for their year to come up on that scrolling
Dave Thompson Premium Member almost 14 years ago
A Plugger would be using the first and only computer he ever bought, and would still be running Windows 3.1.
kilioopu almost 14 years ago
He’s doubly unlucky if he lives in Wyoming.
Totalloser Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I finally got my Aunt to get rid of her computer running Windows 98. Kept complaining nothing worked on the computer and no one would give any support. of course all she does is check her stocks and email
LuvThemPluggers almost 14 years ago
That computer is a Plugger, too!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Yeah, I get tired of scrolling ALL THE WAY DOWN to 1953!
serenasakitty almost 14 years ago
Was someone watching me the last time I filled out a form online?
cknoblo Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I have to go down all the way to 1942, but I’ve been using computers since the late 70s. I keep up to date on them, too.
Javogadro almost 14 years ago
I have to get down to ‘36 and the first computer (Whirlwind) I worked with was all vacuum tube flip-flops and core memory. It’s in the Smithsonian now.
Charles Evans Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Who cares how old they are? You either get older or you die.
momazilla almost 14 years ago
OH BTW HAPPY NEW YEAR
momazilla almost 14 years ago
You don’t have to be young to work with computers, the friend I call for tech support is older than I am and has been working on them since the 60’s. Remember magnetic tape, and punch cards? I do.