Age And Gender Of Users?

[bam]

hmmm not that old, but I do remember amiga's

[Antikx]

male of 31 years... and holding.
First computer was 4k computer too (Tandy CoCo grey battleship).

[pepilo]

Male and 39 years old.

[Mjolinor]

Classic Gaussian distribution

26 - 35 The age when you got married, realised it isn't what you thought it would be and start buying expensive toys?

[speculatrix]

26 - 35 The age when you got married, realised it isn't what you thought it would be and start buying expensive toys?

actually, I think it's a bit more complex than that why there's a peak of interest in computers, especially handhelds in over 35's...

You get married, have children.

Observations:
Children are curious and play with stuff and break it
Children get lots of toys
You don't get to go out much
There's competition for the TV, VCR, DVD, computer etc

Why handhelds?
easy to keep to yourself - don't have to share
easy to keep out of the hands of children unlike a fixed-position computer
you take them with you everywhere, rather than leave them at home for the kids to break
you can use them in bed easily
easy to hide from your partner, he/she probably won't realise how much they cost
if you want to write s/w there's not a huge number of people doing it, so easier to make an impact
they're cool

Many of the above points are also applicable for students whose accomodation might not be permanent or secure, a handheld can be ideal.

[laur]

I was the only woman in my class at engineering school and we had to program with PUNCH cards - there were no PC, Pascal did not come into being until after I graduated.
The school bought the first Intel chip and I and my lab partners (all male) got stuck programming it with miniswitches no less at 4am, the only advantage was that there was no team scheduled at 5am so we got two hours to progam it in BINARY to light an 8 segment display oooohhhhhhh.....Now that was high tech!  

I am the only Female developer at the company I work at tooo (and several others in the past as well)

I am just a trail blazer, so TombRaider - just look at it this way, NO lines in the ladies room at Tech Seminars!!

Laur.

[Meanie]

I was the only woman in my class at engineering school and we had to program with PUNCH cards - there were no PC, Pascal did not come into being until after I graduated.
The school bought the first Intel chip and I and my lab partners (all male) got stuck programming it with miniswitches no less at 4am, the only advantage was that there was no team scheduled at 5am so we got two hours to progam it in BINARY to light an 8 segment display oooohhhhhhh.....Now that was high tech!  

I am the only Female developer at the company I work at tooo (and several others in the past as well)

I am just a trail blazer, so TombRaider - just look at it this way, NO lines in the ladies room at Tech Seminars!!

Laur.
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hm, my dad used punch cards when he was at uni and I remember playing with the variously coloured punch cards he didnt need anymore. i never figured out what those cards were until I went to high school and some teacher showed us a punch card in a text book and it clicked in my head, so that was what they were
anyway, have fun with your Zaurus. I just love mine. Allowed me to dump my dell and makes my travelling way way light. just a backpack with some clothes and off I go with my Z around my neck.
oh, did I mention I was female?

just kidding   , I am male.

[Antikx]

26 - 35 The age when you got married, realised it isn't what you thought it would be and start buying expensive toys?

actually, I think it's a bit more complex than that why there's a peak of interest in computers, especially handhelds in over 35's...

You get married, have children.

Observations:
Children are curious and play with stuff and break it
Children get lots of toys
You don't get to go out much
There's competition for the TV, VCR, DVD, computer etc

Why handhelds?
easy to keep to yourself - don't have to share
easy to keep out of the hands of children unlike a fixed-position computer
you take them with you everywhere, rather than leave them at home for the kids to break
you can use them in bed easily
easy to hide from your partner, he/she probably won't realise how much they cost
if you want to write s/w there's not a huge number of people doing it, so easier to make an impact
they're cool

Many of the above points are also applicable for students whose accomodation might not be permanent or secure, a handheld can be ideal.
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Hee hee. I enjoyed that.Thanks.
not to mention.. the kids may not know how to use it... although my 2year old is already saying that her favorite shell is bash. I think I'm in trouble, and may have to start sharing my zaurus..  

[brashley46]

Hee hee. I enjoyed that.Thanks.
not to mention.. the kids may not know how to use it... although my 2year old is already saying that her favorite shell is bash. I think I'm in trouble, and may have to start sharing my zaurus.. 
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There I don't have to worry. My kid is 34 and 3000 miles from here. The cats don't wanna play with my toy.

Oh, I'm 59 and male, BTW; and completely self-educated in the Wayz of the Software.  Flunked calculus back in the Jurassic and thus did not become an engineer.  

[laur]

hm, my dad used punch cards when he was at uni and I remember playing with the variously coloured punch cards he didnt need anymore. i never figured out what those cards were until I went to high school and some teacher showed us a punch card in a text book and it clicked in my head, so that was what they were
anyway, have fun with your Zaurus. I just love mine. Allowed me to dump my dell and makes my travelling way way light. just a backpack with some clothes and off I go with my Z around my neck.
oh, did I mention I was female?

just kidding   , I am male.
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yes, I am old enough to be your mom (agghh) as with most of the guys I work with...
Thankfully most of them think I am only about 42!
So when asked my age I counter with: Mental, Physical, Emotional Age - Pick one"

Oh the fun we had with punch card "chads" - yes we knew what they were before the Florida event. And punch cards make great bookmarks for notes (before the days of post-it notes too).

[Srono]

i'm 21, male, currently own 6000 and 2x5500
Really wanna try the clamshell ones