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Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:06 am
by GlobusDiablo
Goody goody gumdrops!!!
http://youtube.com/v/raHNSIWOG4kWe seem to be a quite mature group of ace commanders here.
Do we have any commanders under the age of, say, 30?
Oh alright, I'll go first.
I'm 45 (and loving it! .... No, really I am!

)
We might have to call ourselves the Oldies but Goodies group?...
Do I hear a yay?...
Edit: Or maybe just "The Gumdrops"?... Oh dear. I'll show myself out. Sorry...
Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:48 am
by DeckardRunner
Yay to that.. Ok.. my age...
I flew the original Beeb Elite, was a full geek (some say I still am), disassembled their code just to find out how it worked.
I will soon be ..... 54..
I'm thinking of asking FD to put in an extra Old-Fart mode to allow for the reduction in twitch muscle response we have.. and I'm a lefty so HOTAS is not quite natural.
Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:56 am
by RogueZephyr
25 here

I'm old at heart really. I especially enjoy yelling at those pesky kids to get off my lawn, and I always seem to have some sort of boiled sweet about my person

Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:07 pm
by GlobusDiablo
DeckardRunner wrote:Yay to that.. Ok.. my age...
I flew the original Beeb Elite, was a full geek (some say I still am), disassembled their code just to find out how it worked.
I will soon be ..... 54..
I'm thinking of asking FD to put in an extra Old-Fart mode to allow for the reduction in twitch muscle response we have.. and I'm a lefty so HOTAS is not quite natural.
Old-Fart mode.... Nice...

Lefty here as well by the way. Xbox360 controller works nicely for me. Keyboard and mouse on the side.
RogueZephyr wrote:25 here

I'm old at heart really. I especially enjoy yelling at those pesky kids to get off my lawn, and I always seem to have some sort of boiled sweet about my person


Excellent.
Having your own lawn already. Well done sir.

Age considered you will henceforth be known to me as "Squire Fledgling Tenderfoot".

On the issue of sweets. Be kind to your gums and your gums will be kind to you, I always say...

Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:23 pm
by christoff
54 for me too, and dont need my weetabix mashed up yet!
Started quite late with the Commodore 64
Been online gaming since 2005, mainly on the Playstation, and Racing sims on the PC
For ED I'm using an xbox controller, some mouse and k/b and my tablet
Also a lefty!
Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:31 pm
by GlobusDiablo
christoff wrote:54 for me too, and dont need my weetabix mashed up yet!.......
HA!

Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:38 pm
by Cmdr Kharma
Elite on the C64 in 84 here...........
54 now....Going on 17 according to the Mrs........
"How old are you" and "Grow up will ya" are oft heard in this house............

Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:08 pm
by RogueZephyr
GlobusDiablo wrote:DeckardRunner wrote:Yay to that.. Ok.. my age...
I flew the original Beeb Elite, was a full geek (some say I still am), disassembled their code just to find out how it worked.
I will soon be ..... 54..
I'm thinking of asking FD to put in an extra Old-Fart mode to allow for the reduction in twitch muscle response we have.. and I'm a lefty so HOTAS is not quite natural.
Old-Fart mode.... Nice...

Lefty here as well by the way. Xbox360 controller works nicely for me. Keyboard and mouse on the side.
RogueZephyr wrote:25 here

I'm old at heart really. I especially enjoy yelling at those pesky kids to get off my lawn, and I always seem to have some sort of boiled sweet about my person


Excellent.
Having your own lawn already. Well done sir.

Age considered you will henceforth be known to me as "Squire Fledgling Tenderfoot".

On the issue of sweets. Be kind to your gums and your gums will be kind to you, I always say...

Many thanks kind sir.
Now if I could just remember what I came into this forum for....
Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 6:16 pm
by Silverwolf
I am 44 and remember the Goodies as being rather fun and cool in a surreal way.
Re: Oldies but Goodies.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:30 pm
by Flip
I’m 20. Although I’ve been 20 for 33 years, now, and I’m afraid it’s starting to show.
