OT: How old are you ?

[nmoppa]

Seems I'm a bit older than most of you guys, 49, living in Amsterdam, Holland. I have my own accountancy firm on which I spend minimum 12 hours a day, I sleep max 6 hours, the rest is for SEIV. My first machine was the Sinclair ZX 80 (1K memory, later enhanced to 16K), so I guess I'm one of the computer die hards. When IBM introduced there first PC, indeed with Microsoft's MS DOs 1.0) I got involved with a group of people who wanted to form the first IBM computer group. Many years later this group was integrated in HCC, the biggest Dutch computer club with 200.000 + members currently. In those days my mind already was full of the possibility to play a game like SE IV, but due to memory limitations it became possible only rather recent to create such a game. I'm happy it's now possible and look forward to the next step in development. It's interesting to read Aaron's view on this in a recent article. Let's wait and see.

Charles

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PERHAPS THIS IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE <Worf facing another critical fight>

[PsychoTechFreak]

I'm 31 years old, male , from Germany, support specialist for a new digital printing machine which will be launched this year. I 've played strategy games almost exclusively: Civ, MOO, AC, BOTF, ... almost everything from MICROPROSE.

It was Dec 2000, when I've been surprised by a game review of SEIV (first contact). I was sooo lucky, I read that review site over and over and over, ordered SEIV the same day and literally waited in front of my mailbox for just one week. Have no time for real life any more ... have to rule a galactic empire now... many thanks to MM and everyone who improves the game, carry on with it.

[Triumvir Emphy]

Wow, someone else from Amsterdam Holland,...

[Rigelian Genocidal Maniac]

I'm 33, married 2 kids living in London, England. I'm an IT Consultant specialising in configuration management (which is as boring as it sounds). I've been wargaming since I was 11, lots of SFB and Starfire. Like our Vogon friend (know any good poetry?) I found SE4 while looking for a Starfire link. Glad to see that the forum isn't populated exclusively by teenagers, unlike the Age of Empires ones....

[dumbluck]

I am 27, married, and will be a first time father on Tuesday (they are inducing labor on monday night). I work in manufacturing; I help make all that wonderful Russell Stover Candies. WHAT???? You like Hersheys better???? Well! I don't want to talk to YOU anymore!

humph!

;P

[Marty Ward]

Congrats!
Get ready to have your SE4 time reduced, of course you have the only real excuse for doing so.

[Crazy_Dog]

38, divorced, starting work with computers in the 80's.
SEIV is the best game i know