How long have you owned a computer?

rogerdundas11 said: "I realized that I have had one for 20 years now. not the same one though How long you had yours?"

edwin said: "about since 1988 i think"

Paul-Forcey said: "I only bought my own one in 2000 - a 486..oooh I was going through a divorce and wanted something to mess around with..lol"

edwin said: "you are quite the relative newb then! :banghead:"

Heather said: "I took my first computer class in about 1982/83 it was on an an old Apple/DOS system. My first computer was in the early 2000's."

dojo said: "It's been only 4 years. I did work on a pc at the radio station, but couldn't afford one till 4 years ago. I worked on sites for 1 year at my job. I was the mighty webmaster without even having a PC :("

Sharky said: "I owned my own computer in 02 but used a computer back in 96 actually purchased a old laptop this year."

rogerdundas11 said: "My first computer was big. Big as a toaster oven truth be told. Now I have a tiny PDA. Times sure do change."

Neutron2k said: "it depends if you mean computer, or first comptuer related gadget. My first console was a Commore 16 when I was about 8. My first pc was a second hand 286 when I was about 12. I've had a computer ever since then, and been programming since then to sigh, someone shoot me in the head!"

Darren said: "I had a 80286 from Tandy. What a piece of crap and it had 48 payments on it too. I broke it day one and had to learn fast how to fix it because the warranty was void."

edwin said: "i still do have a old computer"

Sharky said: "i think i still have 2x packard bell guessing around 100mhz"

rogerdundas11 said: "I never let an old machine go. I just use it for one of my experiments! :thumbup:"

sr106 said: "since 5 years back...."

pranith said: "well I own a computer since 2003 and ny computer is a p-3 and srill today it is working fine and efficient."