Hey there! If you wouldn't mind, I have a quick quiz or questionnaire to fill out about your computer usage history and such.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B]
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B]
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B]
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B]
[B]Major: [/B]
[B]Current Job:[/B]
I just wanted to see where other computer enthusiasts started off, and where they ended up with their skills.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers:[/B] Maybe 3 or 4, playing in MSPaint
[B]First Programming Language:[/B] 20, Lua
[B]Daily Usage of Computers:[/B] Programming, net surfing, gaming
[B]Major:[/B] N/A
[B]Current Job: [/B]Computer repairman, freelance programmer
[b]Preferred Operating System:[/b] Windows
[b]First Usage of Computers: [/b]computer games as a kid.
[b]First Programming Language:[/b] Java / Visual Basic
[b]Daily Usage of Computers:[/b] Internet, photoshop, making electronic music
[b]Major:[/b] N/A
[b]Current Job:[/b] N/A
[b]Preferred Operating System:[/b] Windows
[b]First Usage of Computers:[/b] When I was born, my mum used to let me play Doom on her lap, I'm serious.
[b]First Programming Language:[/b] LSL and C#
[b]Daily Usage of Computers:[/b] Internet, programming and games
[b]Major:[/b] N/A
[b]Current Job:[/b] N/A
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] 1-2 years old and games was what I was doing.
[B]First Programming Language: [/B]13 years old, C++.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers: [/B] Programming, browsing the internet, games.
[B]Major:[/B] Not in University.
[B]Current Job:[/B] Student
Preferred Operating System: Windows 7
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): 5 The Sims
First Programming Language (What age and language?): Java 14
Daily Usage of Computers: reddit and facepunch
Major: N/A (I am in England but planning on doing computer science at Uni)
Current Job: Kitchen Porter (Dish washer + Prep + Pizzas and Salads) till I start my Level 3 IT Diploma
Preferred Operating System: Windows 7
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): 5, Masters of Orion on DOS (my dad never upgraded until Windows 98)
First Programming Language (What age and language?): HTML, 9, or C++, 14
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?): Games, talking to friends, checking facebook
Major: N/A
Current Job: Cook at Boston Pizza, Computer repairman
Preferred Operating System: Windows 7
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): 6, sims 1
First Programming Language (What age and language?): N/A
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?):
Desktop: Games, web browsing
Laptop: web browsing, maybe some trackmania
Data recovery/punchbag PC: Recovering data, virus scanning, testing unknown programs/stuff that could fuck up windows.
Major: N/A
Current Job: Computer repairman
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Very young, my dad has always been a computer kind of guy, and I had my own personal computer (His old one) by the age of 7 or so. I played the sims and Lego creator a lot. My earliest memory is of a floppy drive game that held an Indy Car racing game that I would play on my dad's lap.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] 16 so far and I'm just starting VB at school (I can't learn on my own, the computer is too distracting)
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] General Photoshop stuff, Facepunch surfing, various vidya games.
[B]Major: [/B] Planning on Computer Programming and maybe a minor in Graphic Design. I feel like I'll skyrocket in my programming knowledge once I have a good foundation to learn from on my own.
[B]Current Job:[/B] Nothing right now, but I do various computer work in the neighborhood. Couldn't find a job when I actually looked.
Eh. Why not?
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows. Sometimes Linux.
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Probably 1-2ish. Playing Doom and such. I think the majority of the time was spent pressing random keys on the keyboard. Fun stuff. :v:
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] Uh, 9, maybe? BASIC on a ZX Spectrum.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Programming, general internet browsing, vidya games.
[B]Major:[/B] N/A
[B]Current Job:[/B] N/A
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Age: 6, OS: Win98
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] N/A
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Gaming, Networking
[B]Major: [/B] Criminal Justice
[B]Current Job:[/B] Subway (Sandwich Artist)
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows, until WINE gets good enough
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] I think two years old, quake 3 arena
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] Python at 12.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?:[/b] Facepunch, video games, and youtube.
[B]Major: [/B]Unfortunately, I'm not on college yet.
[B]Current Job:[/B] I usually do odd-jobs around the neighborhood to get my computer money.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B]Windows 7.
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B]5. A Packard Bell with Windows 95. Played some kids games on it.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B]na :(
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B]gaming, porn, email.
[B]Major: [/B]na
[B]Current Job:[/B]na
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers:[/B] 3 or 4, Playing games on windows 95/98
[B]First Programming Language:[/B] 12, Lua
[B]Daily Usage of Computers:[/B] Music, Gaming, Forums, Comics, Email, 3D Modeling, PixelArt, Texturing, Youtube, and related material.
[B]Major: [/B] N/a
[B]Current Job:[/B] Student
Preferred Operating System: Windows, although Linux isn't far behind.
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): Mac Performa with MacOS 7 around 1995, so like 3. Used it to play BAMF games like Simtower.
First Programming Language (What age and language?): 17, Java, except still an extreme novice.
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures? School, net browsing, Googling things, music, videos, projects.
Major: Computer and Network Security (in progress)
Current Job: Wash cars at a car dealership
Preferred Operating System: Windows
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): Long time ago, first game I played was UT'99 I think.
First Programming Language (What age and language?): None
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures? Gaming and fucking off.
Major: Not in college
Current Job: None, see my title.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] I was 4 or 5, starting up the dialup modem looking at newgrounds for the naughty flash games.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] VB when i was 14
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Gaming, news, tech stuff, shopping (for computer stuff), forums
[B]Major: [/B] Diploma of IT (Networking)
[B]Current Job:[/B] Computer roll out technician
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] I'm not sure of the exact time, but definitely when I was a baby. Probably was mostly random key mashing, but hopefully that counts.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] VB.NET, 9-10ish.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?):[/B] Surfing, Media, Gaming.
[B]Major:[/B] N/A
[B]Current Job:[/B] N/A
[b]Preferred Operating System:[/b] Windows 7
[b]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/b] 4 or 5, I played Nanosaur on my grandma's Apple (It's not called a mac, it's an Apple. It's a pretty damn old computer.)
[b]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/b] 13, C++ (Failed miserably because of my lazy ass)
[b]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/b] Games and schoolwork, along with the common stuff like checking email.
[b]Major:[/b] None yet really. I haven't gone to college yet, but I want something in naval architechture.
[b]Current Job:[/b] None. I will be getting a summer job next summer though.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] I don't know, but I remember playing the original Dungeon Siege with my dad all the time, that, rollercoaster tycoon, and I remember watching my dad play the Aliens vs. Predator game.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] 13, Learning Python.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Gaming, Browsing Facepunch, attempting to learn Python.
[B]Major: [/B] N/A
[B]Current Job:[/B] N/A
Preferred Operating System: Windows 7
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): Probably when I was around 7 but that was pretty much just turning the computer on, opening paint, doing a few drawings and printing them. That's the earliest memories of using a computer I can remember.
First Programming Language (What age and language?): Age 12 (2 days before my 13th) and although it's not really a programming language HTML+CSS
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Gaming, coding, music
Major: N/A
Current Job: N/A
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows but I like Linux as well
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Around 5, kids games and stuff
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] 14, C# (Can barely remember any hueheu)
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for?[/B]Browing shit, Skype, vidya gaymes
[B]Major: [/B]Nope.avi
[B]Current Job:[/B]Sadly, none.
omg no hes gonna steal your identities dont give the internet information about u!
[editline]30th August 2011[/editline]
Preferred Operating System: Windows
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): 5 various shit
First Programming Language (What age and language?): 12 HTML/PHP
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures? Internet, gaming, programming, job
Major: N/A
Current Job: Network Administrator
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows
[B]First Usage of Computers:[/B] 3 or 4, Carma 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Blood 2.
[B]First Programming Language:[/B]12, Lua
[B]Daily Usage of Computers:[/B] Browsing web, gaming, IM (MSN, Skype)
[B]Major:[/B] N/A
[B]Current Job: [/B] N/A
[b]Preferred Operating System:[/b] Linux (Archlinux mostly)
[b]First Usage of Computers:[/b] Playing Minesweeper when I was 5
[b]First Programming Language:[/b] 12, LUA and Visual Basic
[b]Daily Usage of Computers:[/b] Internet, programming, Office
[b]Major:[/b] N/A
[b]Current Job:[/b] Computer technician
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] 5 games
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] Whatever script Call of Duty Radiant uses 13
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Games and Design.
[B]Major:[/B] Mechanical Engineering
[B]Current Job:[/B]Selling Hifi, Professional Audio/instruments and Tv's.
I'll Bite,
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Age 6 (Guess), BBC Micro Model B - Chuckie Egg.
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] Age 8 (Guess), BASIC.
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Work, Gaming, Audio editing
[B]Major: [/B] N/A
[B]Current Job:[/B] Full time web developer/programmer, Musician, Sound Engineer. In order of time allocation.
Preferred Operating System: Windows 7
First Usage of Computers (Age and content): 6 or so, for videogames
First Programming Language (What age and language?): 18, dabbled in Java.
Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures? Video games.
Major: N/A
Current Job: Shelf stacker, ain't that hardcore.
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] Around 4-5
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] 16, Lua for GMod
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Gaming, browsing facepunch and minor programming.
[B]Major: [/B] N/A.
[B]Current Job:[/B] Computer repair center
[B]Preferred Operating System:[/B] Windows 7
[B]First Usage of Computers (Age and content):[/B] 3-4
[B]First Programming Language (What age and language?):[/B] C#
[B]Daily Usage of Computers (What do you usually use the computer for? Programming? Your Job? Looking at funny cat pictures?[/B] Gaming, other programs, browsing mostly facepunch
[B]Major:[/B] N/A
[B]Current Job:[/B] N/A
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