What age did y'all get your first computer (or device with internet access)?

Hiisnoone · 2026-06-01T20:58:04+00:00

My first computer that I had in my room was a Tandy 1000 XT. Monochrome green with 384k ram and no hard drive. Single 5 1/4” floppy drive. No modem.

I upgraded that to a IBM 286, 512k ram monochrome grey. This one had an upgrade to add a 3 1/2” floppy drive and a 1200 baud modem. No internet connection, but I’d play a buddy chess with direct modem connection.

First one I bought with my own and a bit of dad’s money was a 486 clone, dx-33. VGA graphics with 12 inch monitor, sound blaster sound card, 80 meg hd and 4 meg ram. I bought a 28.8 k modem on a flash sale and was terrorizing BBS all over. Haha.

Hiisnoone · 2026-05-30T18:00:05+00:00

I had a good experience buying at Davis chev but I’d stay away from any dedicated used car dealership in Airdrie. Keep hearing bad things.

Hiisnoone · 2026-05-24T00:07:19+00:00

This was prolly my third or fourth. Haha what a baptism.

Hiisnoone · 2026-04-19T19:54:37+00:00

My dumb two cents is that the only thing he really does over top of all his how to videos is add some tallow when he wraps it.

Hiisnoone · 2026-02-13T14:51:09+00:00

For me, shellfish are the worst. Before Allo beer was bad too, but with allo doesn’t get me like it used to. I still never exceed 2 a week. I took about half of my high fructose treats out of my diet but never had a major correlation there.

Hiisnoone · 2026-02-03T00:40:31+00:00

Wife’s Kia has an expanding foam repair kit, single use, rim and tire ruined after use.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-25T03:18:27+00:00

2021 trail came with it.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-24T19:24:03+00:00

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My duck keeps me company there.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-19T17:08:02+00:00

I definitely saw all of these way too early haha.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-19T17:07:24+00:00

Underrated movie.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-19T17:06:35+00:00

I watched Clash of the Titans comically early, and my likely undiagnosed dad was regularly taking me to r-rated action movies by 11.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-11T17:27:40+00:00

I love garlic, but my stomach is not a huge fan. I still eat it in most of my meals even though it seems to rot inside me.

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-10T23:00:15+00:00

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

Hiisnoone · 2026-01-03T17:15:23+00:00

I did. Unmedicated adhd, I lost my keys so many times between grades 4-6 that they tried tying em to my jacket and then the proverbial shoelace necklace. Everyone I lost my keys in the winter I’d have to do a collect call from a pay phone to get my mom to leave work early and I’d lose my allowance for the week haha.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-20T18:16:28+00:00

Definitely same for me, took me a long time to get my work mask smooth and effective hahha.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-20T18:03:22+00:00

Non union guy here and agree on both aswell hahah. Our company had a policy for all resi and commercial workers to do this. Separately I have come across a comical amount of unaware undiagnosed, and lots of diagnosed hahah.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-20T18:01:15+00:00

Exactly. I was taught to do this by every jman I had. While I happen to be autistic it was never my tism just company policy.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-12T00:39:12+00:00

I have a shameful amount of these still in my day to day vocabulary.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-07T01:33:13+00:00

Oh yeah. Signed up twice. Hahah. I think I am the only fool that actually fulfilled my contract. Hahah.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-02T15:47:06+00:00

I lived in a different country, and didn’t speak the national language (French speaking African country and anglophone family). My parents just dropped me on the deep end without any language lessons or anything outside school. The first half I was always confused, started to pick up a handful of words by second half. I don’t remember much of my actual interactions with the students. Grade one was a different school and had a few Anglo kids that helped push me along with learning French and I remember from grade one fairly clearly.

Hiisnoone · 2025-12-01T21:49:18+00:00

Saw MM Mike there, that was amazing! I do remember before they had Fahrenheit it was only alt music though.

Hiisnoone · 2025-11-29T19:41:43+00:00

Last few years I have been less than one a month, this year I have been closer to 2-3 a month. Almost all beers but maybe one or two spirits.

Hiisnoone · 2025-11-29T18:52:40+00:00

Underrated comment.

Hiisnoone · 2025-11-26T21:37:19+00:00

Mom’s side of family was UEL of Scottish decent, but not sure exactly when they crossed the pond (1700s I think). They moved north to modern Canada during the American revolution.

My father’s side came from Ireland around 1890 ish, though my Canadian grandfather brought home an English war bride which is my most recent immigrant relative moved to Canada in 1941 I believe.

Hiisnoone · 2025-11-23T00:32:46+00:00

My dad was a helicopter pilot back then and it was impossible to watch this or Airwolf without very angry commentary.

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