Whos been here the longest?

[The Sauce]

I joined when this forum was AGN3D, before AnandTech. I guess that means I win at being old.

 

[UsandThem]

I used to bid for computer stuff on egghead.com and used slickdeals.net, bigbigsavings.com, and AT Hot Deals to stretch my college earnings.

What about good 'ole Pricewatch.com?

The yougins today who get to use sites like PcPartPicker (or Newegg) will have never known the pain of searching for computer parts on Pricewatch.

 

[SKORPI0]

the top 10:

1. formumsadmin
2. unknown, profile not available
3. anonymous
4. forumnotifier
5. Jason Clark
6. Harvey
7. Russ
8. El CID
9. Budman
10. IsOs

you can take the user profile URL and just put in a number without a name:

https://forums.anandtech.com/members/## with the actual number substituted for ##

Holy necro.

R.I.P. #7 - Russ.

RIP Russ, NCNE (Moderator Approved)

I don't post much in OT any more but I'll make an exception for this. I have yet to find a more official confirmation (obit) but it appears to be legitimate and definitely the same Russ that we knew here: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/970910/russ-stringham-russ-has-passed-away...

forums.anandtech.com

RUSSELL STRINGHAM JR. | Kent Reporter

Russell Eugene Stringham, Jr, of Kent, Washington passed away on October 17, 2016.

www.kentreporter.com

 

[brianmanahan]

What about good 'ole Pricewatch.com?

The yougins today who get to use sites like PcPartPicker (or Newegg) will have never known the pain of searching for computer parts on Pricewatch.

pricewatch was incredible at the time though

it sure beat using computer shopper magazine

 

[UsandThem]

pricewatch was incredible at the time though

it sure beat using computer shopper magazine

You know you thumbed through it as soon as it came out!

I miss those days a bit. It was fun discovering stuff every month. Now, Google has taken the fun out of "the unknown".

 

[AdamK47]

I joined when this forum was AGN3D, before AnandTech. I guess that means I win at being old.

AGN3D and AnandTech were separate sites with separate forums. AGN3D is long dead, but existed at the same time as AnandTech.

 

[brianmanahan]

You know you thumbed through it as soon as it came out!

I miss those days a bit. It was fun discovering stuff every month. Now, Google has taken the fun out of "the unknown".

lol i read that thing front to back every single time i got one

 

[sdifox]

I used to buy imported PC Mag in Buenos Aires.

Drooling over hardware not available locally.

 

[Iron Woode]

there also was a thread about who had the lowest user profile number.

 

[BUTCH1]

You know you thumbed through it as soon as it came out!

I miss those days a bit. It was fun discovering stuff every month. Now, Google has taken the fun out of "the unknown".

Oh hell yes!, I had mine within a day or two of a new issue, I bought my 1st X86 machine from CS, a 16Mhz 386-SX refurb for $400. A few years later my 1st build was an AMD K5 100Mhz machine, it was kind of a challenge, MB jumpers for CPU frequency, voltage, ect. all had to be set correctly or risk that $130 K5 go up in smoke!.

 

[Mayne]

Me. You won't believe me, but its the truth.

 

[zinfamous]

What about good 'ole Pricewatch.com?

The yougins today who get to use sites like PcPartPicker (or Newegg) will have never known the pain of searching for computer parts on Pricewatch.

I started on Pricewatch. ...I think I used it through 2005 or 2006, at least.

 

[zinfamous]

You know you thumbed through it as soon as it came out!

I miss those days a bit. It was fun discovering stuff every month. Now, Google has taken the fun out of "the unknown".

well, that sure crushed the 75mhz Pentium I that we had in ~93. That thing cost about $1500, but we got a FREE PRINTER from Best Buy!

 

[Iron Woode]

Me. You won't believe me, but its the truth.

I have been here longer than you.

Prove me wrong.

 

[brianmanahan]

mayne will tell you that it was him, just ask him

Me. You won't believe me, but its the truth.

i totally called it

 

[squirrel dog]

yes

 

[VirtualLarry]

I lurked for a few years before signing up to participate in Hot Deals...RossMAN, JokerSmoker, HawkeyeNJ, Allisolm, I remember a few of of the older peeps from HD.

I still carry the torch.

 

[Geekbabe]

Oh how I miss the good old days of Hot Deals

 

[BoomerD]

Oh how I miss the good old days of Hot Deals

I think I speak for everyone when I say...I'm damned happy you're still here with us.

 

[Mayne]

type jayburner and anandtech

 

[Geekbabe]

I think I speak for everyone when I say...I'm damned happy you're still here with us.

QFT! Me too

 

[Mayne]

I don't think you guys really know how og i am

 

[Mayne]

you guys know I love you all. But let it be clear. I was the first one hear on this forum.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Not me.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't think you guys really know how og i am

A legend in your own mind, Mayne, but that's OK with me.