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ThePresence

Elite Member
Nov 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Kraft Single
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I was the first female trader over at AGN3D and wandered over here from either there or Russ's forum.

AGN? wow, haven't heard that word in a long time, website with green colors in it... 3dnews, op3dfx, voodooextreme, ...it's all coming back to me now.

Don't post much but I've been here for a while.
92 posts since '99 wow.
 

jadinolf

Lifer
Oct 12, 1999
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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: jadinolf
Early '98.
I had just gotten my first CD burner and had a problem.
Anandtech solved it.
Hey Joe, remember going over to that site that Puto was Moderating?

Hi Mike
Do I ever. That was some evening.
Blade talked me into getting a new email address for that evening and I have used it for my SPAM address ever since.
On the stank puto forum I was "jabber".
Happy new year to you.

 

BAMAVOO

Diamond Member
Oct 9, 1999
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I was an AGN fanboy. We thought everyone at Anandtech were trolls. I have been coming here since 98. When AGN fell over, Anandtech became my home.

Same username since day 1 from AGN on.
 

sciencewhiz

Diamond Member
Jun 30, 2000
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Originally posted by: Dr Smooth

There was an Intel fanboy, troll under the bridge or something like that, who was really active but did not sign up when the forums were changed in 1999.

Guy Under The Bridge, aka GUTB
 

DumbGuy

Senior member
Aug 17, 2000
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Originally posted by: BAMAVOO
I was an AGN fanboy. We thought everyone at Anandtech were trolls. I have been coming here since 98. When AGN fell over, Anandtech became my home.

Same username since day 1 from AGN on.

^^^ my same story
 

I've been here since Dec. 2001. Old enough to remember OMG AIE NO, too young for Dennilfloss.
 

Red Dawn

Elite Member
Jun 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: BAMAVOO
I was an AGN fanboy. We thought everyone at Anandtech were trolls. I have been coming here since 98. When AGN fell over, Anandtech became my home.

Same username since day 1 from AGN on.
AGN's For Sale Forum was the best there ever was!
 

Harvey

Administrator<br>Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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When I started, here, my ISP was American Tin Can and String. :cool:

I was posting on Anand's forum before the old UBB board. Some of the old timers may remember when I got really pissed at Tom Pabst (Tom's Hardware) for his anti-American statements on his site. :)
 

bleeb

Lifer
Feb 3, 2000
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<--- '00. Mostly lurked in the "Hot Deals" section then found "Off Topic" and 4 years later, I'm here. Neffing. Addicted.
 

Evadman

Administrator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Feb 18, 2001
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I was here from mid '98 when I was in college, but I never posted. Just lurked.

NWM: Butter!
 

Geekbabe

Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Oct 16, 1999
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www.theshoppinqueen.com
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: BAMAVOO
I was an AGN fanboy. We thought everyone at Anandtech were trolls. I have been coming here since 98. When AGN fell over, Anandtech became my home.

Same username since day 1 from AGN on.
AGN's For Sale Forum was the best there ever was!

Lol,it sure was,I can remember cursing that damn Golfreak,every time I wanted something he had already scooped it :)
 

vi edit

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Oct 28, 1999
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Pretty old school. But not uber old school.

I still remember NWM, UG, Wabbit, H8Tank, Endymion, and others.
 

vi edit

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Oct 28, 1999
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Lol,it sure was,I can remember cursing that damn Golfreak,every time I wanted something he had already scooped it

Golfreak and UGS....I think that was his name....another trader from Florida named Greg who's wife's name was the "S" in his handle.

And you can't forget the video guy....arg...his name escapes me...from New Jersey. Had a short used handle of SOFA KING.