[Coco] Re: The typical CoCo user is aged...?!?

[Ray Watts]

I devoted about the first 7 years of my retirement to learning 
programming in several languages on the CoCo and to interfacing new 
hardware to it.  Did all the repackaging things also.

During the past several years I have been drawn into the fantastic 
graphics capabilities of modern computers, even my 5 year old iMac. 
 It's amazing what can be accomplished with just a little creativity and 
a few basic apps. Do a lot of stained glass simulation and all the 
family greeting & xmas cards (not the foldies from the print shops, but 
80# coated card stock using my own designs).   Also relearning 
programming via OOP.  Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm finding 
the difference from linear programming a challange.  I seldom know what 
code the OOP is going write for me and what I have to write myself. 
 Thought it would be easy after laying out the menus, buttons, slides, 
etc under the upgraded Basic09 but it ain't the same at all. 

Torsten Dittel wrote:

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> Another thing is the amount of spare time (or call it leisure) for 
> hobbies of any kind each age-group has (or is willing to spend with 
> the CoCo). I'm quite sure those who are already retired have more time 
> than someone at the zenith of his career and family life (which might 
> be around 50 years). This is why I initially asked about the profession.
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> Torsten
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