I've been a member here for 15 yrs?

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TheAdvocate

Platinum Member
Mar 7, 2005
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Ive been farting around here since 98 or so. I was more lurker on my original user name. Cant believe its been so long.

I remember updating my sig rig with a Radeon LE that I bought to play EQ & Rune. Simpler times. Life has changed dramatically... grad degree + career + married, 2 houses, and 2 kids, one of which is 8 now. Damn... it goes so fast.
 

WhoBeDaPlaya

Diamond Member
Sep 15, 2000
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Been hanging around here for way too long.
Hell, I remember the good old Overclockers Mailing List (think Anand was a member).
 

Bubbleawsome

Diamond Member
Apr 14, 2013
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Heh. Some of you have been members here longer than I've been alive. Oldies. :p

Happy birthday OP! :D
 

ViRGE

Elite Member, Moderator Emeritus
Oct 9, 1999
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Crud, has it really been 15 years since we reset the forums?

I'm not sure whether I should be concerned that I forgot about the 9th, or concerned because I want to forget about the 9th.:eek:

Happy 15th anniversary to all the old farts out there. Let's do this again in another 5 years or so.:p
 

AMD64Blondie

Golden Member
Apr 20, 2013
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Wow..thinking back, I was a sophomore in high school when you joined,Geekbabe.

Now I'm 31.

Where have the years gone to?
 

John Connor

Lifer
Nov 30, 2012
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It just hit me, I can't believe I've been an Anandtech member since Oct 1999. 15 years that feels like it flew by. There have been some good times, some sad times but never boring times. Thanks for being part of my life people 😀


This makes my tenth account now. WTF! LOL

j/k
 

Blain

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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It just hit me, I can't believe I've been an Anandtech member since Oct 1999. 15 years that feels like it flew by.
1999 is when the forums were moved, you've probably been a member a bit longer (probably 1998).
Jason Clark should know more details about the move.
 
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sportage

Lifer
Feb 1, 2008
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I've been here for way too long as well.
And to think, I came here with a google search, actually it was a webcrawler search, looking for a new motherboard recommendation.

And here we are. The top brains of the world preaching politics and news to the masses.
Gawd, how did THAT happen????!!!!
Damn you P&N.

And I still hadn't found that motherboard I was searching for.
So I switched to a mac.
 

DaTT

Garage Moderator
Moderator
Feb 13, 2003
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I sometimes go back through my first posts in General Hardware when I was helpful....before OT got its hooks into me.
 

rcpratt

Lifer
Jul 2, 2009
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Wow, feels like it's been more than 5 years for me D: You're all old.
 
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Linux23

Lifer
Apr 9, 2000
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15 years next year for me and i've barely cracked 10,000 posts. :(

Wait, Anand no longer owns this site. WTF have I been???
 

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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This is my second account. I think that I had a different user name on the old forums, like superbob or something.
 

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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15 years next year for me and i've barely cracked 10,000 posts. :(

Wait, Anand no longer owns this site. WTF have I been???

I think that he still owns it. He just doesn't run it anymore because he works for Apple now.
 

Golgatha

Lifer
Jul 18, 2003
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Been lurking around here about that long myself...so hello all my fellow old farts!

Age 36 and feeling great!
 

Scarpozzi

Lifer
Jun 13, 2000
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I was lurking the hot deals in 1999 prior to joining. Back then, that's all it was about....Trying to get as much tech for as little money possible on a college budget.