How did you learn to use your PC?

Jolie · Nov 24th, 2002, 10:44 AM

Did anybody teach you, did you learn by using it on your own, did you read manuals or guides? What's your general knowledge of computers matters? For example, if you PC crashes or breakes, do you need the help of a tech or are you able to solve the problem?

AudioBoxer · Nov 24th, 2002, 11:38 AM

I taught myslef, I learned from using a program Called MIRC, just running the program kinda taught me how! I know alot about computers.

Big Dude · Nov 24th, 2002, 12:09 PM

I taught me self everything i know about computer. One day it crashed

and i had to fix it all by my self not knowing a thing and that taught me everything.

AudioBoxer · Nov 24th, 2002, 12:20 PM

Why jolie do you need help with something? I am glad to help you.

Matrix · Nov 24th, 2002, 12:26 PM

I totally taught myself, no books or nothing...... hands on experienceis the easiest way to learning!!!!

AudioBoxer · Nov 24th, 2002, 12:52 PM

YA thats what I did, but using MIRC (for getting movies) Helped me to explore the PC more, cus MIRC screws up you computer sometimes!

mark0™ · Nov 24th, 2002, 01:12 PM

I learned by screwing around with my oc and checking out all the little bits of windows, figuring it out. Of course I didnt learn about binary, coding and hardware by myself, lol, I learned that in schools and with books.

jjmoohead · Nov 24th, 2002, 02:13 PM

After years of the Commador 64, moving to a IBM PC was a breeze. it was like night and day.

who remembers this

Load *.* ,8,1

or

LOAD "$" ,8 - to read the disk

those were the days.

kupoartist · Nov 24th, 2002, 04:58 PM

I usually find the best way to learn how to do somthing, is to mess around with something that already works: thats pretty much how I taught myself how to create Unreal levels (with varying success of course.)

I taught a lot of the general computer stuff to myself, but I've always got plenty of nerdy contacts to fall back on if somthing really bad happens, or if it comes to doing somthing inside the case that isn't removing cards or screws ^_^

Daedaelus · Nov 24th, 2002, 05:02 PM

Quote:

I usually find the best way to learn how to do somthing, is to mess around with something that already works: thats pretty much how

Same here.

AudioBoxer · Nov 24th, 2002, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iguana

Same here.

Thats the way everyone mostly does it!

Frozen · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jolie

Did anybody teach you, did you learn by using it on your own, did you read manuals or guides? What's your general knowledge of computers matters? For example, if you PC crashes or breakes, do you need the help of a tech or are you able to solve the problem?

Basically pretty much from everything you mentioned Jolie. a little bit of everything. I had PC class at school since I was little, yet my dad taught me some other things, by reading I learned others, and exploring it myself have learned much as well. But it's definitely still a whole lot what I still need and want to learn.

I'll be a hacka some day

Faile · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:35 AM

trial and error is always good

Spank-A-Thon · Nov 25th, 2002, 07:03 AM

I had a reasonably good understanding of computers from owning a Commodore Vic 20, C64 and then an Amiga. It was really only when I started A-Level Computer Studies that I started to learn about RDBMS, Programming Styles, OS features and other such gubbins.

My degree simply re-inforced a lot of the basics I had already learnt.

Whilst College/Uni taught me a lot of the theories about computers, I learnt pretty much everything to do with using them in my own time at home. I have always seemed to have a natural affinity with technology! Lol.

Now I have learnt so many things in the last 2/3 years because of work. Back then I could write the most basic of web-pages - now my job is writing full web-applications.

So I guess a combination of sources have all combined to provide me with the knowledge I now have.

- S

AudioBoxer · Nov 25th, 2002, 11:08 AM

Ya, if you play CS alot you will also learn alot, their is sooo much crap wrong with the game that you have to fix it 24/7 now.

Faile · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:03 PM

AudioBoxer : Please only post that sig once per thread. its so sosososo annoying trying to follow a thread with a massive image.

Pu the Owl · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:09 PM

Yeah Audioboxer, it would be better, seeing the huge dimensions of your sig, to post it only once in each thread

Or either resize it, because it's difficult to follow a thread if you have to look at it 5 or 6 times

Hylas · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:15 PM

It's not really difficult to use a PC as I do

MakgSnake · Nov 26th, 2002, 02:42 PM

I didn't know sh*t on computers in the year 1995, but then I got mine, played with different things on it. And the more you sit on it, the more you learn right. So yeah slowly slowly I learned some stuff on it. I wanted to take special classes to know everything well, but I guess I was too lazy for that.

Nov 24th, 2002, 10:44 AM	#1
Jolie Registered User Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Argentina Age: 35 Posts: 96	How did you learn to use your PC? Did anybody teach you, did you learn by using it on your own, did you read manuals or guides? What's your general knowledge of computers matters? For example, if you PC crashes or breakes, do you need the help of a tech or are you able to solve the problem?

Nov 24th, 2002, 12:09 PM	#3
Big Dude mwahahaha... Joined: Nov 2002 Location: (none) Age: 37 Posts: 294	I taught me self everything i know about computer. One day it crashed and i had to fix it all by my self not knowing a thing and that taught me everything. __________________ - Big Dude

Nov 24th, 2002, 12:26 PM	#5
Matrix The Messiah Joined: Nov 2002 Location: SK of Canada Age: 38 Posts: 289	I totally taught myself, no books or nothing...... hands on experienceis the easiest way to learning!!!! __________________

Nov 24th, 2002, 02:13 PM	#8
jjmoohead MAGIC MONKEY Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Age: 42 Posts: 1,114	After years of the Commador 64, moving to a IBM PC was a breeze. it was like night and day. who remembers this Load . ,8,1 or LOAD "$" ,8 - to read the disk those were the days. __________________ The Magic Is Coming!

Nov 24th, 2002, 04:58 PM	#9
kupoartist .illustrated.thingy. Joined: Mar 2002 Location: pixel-land Age: 37 Posts: 2,576	I usually find the best way to learn how to do somthing, is to mess around with something that already works: thats pretty much how I taught myself how to create Unreal levels (with varying success of course.) I taught a lot of the general computer stuff to myself, but I've always got plenty of nerdy contacts to fall back on if somthing really bad happens, or if it comes to doing somthing inside the case that isn't removing cards or screws ^_^ __________________ ~ the kupoartistry network ~ puppeteer ~ forever loyal ~ illustrated girl ~ arbitrary imposition ~ moonlight butterfly ~ うらぎりもの ~

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How did you learn to use your PC?

Nov 24th, 2002, 11:38 AM	#2
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	I taught myslef, I learned from using a program Called MIRC, just running the program kinda taught me how! I know alot about computers.

Nov 24th, 2002, 12:20 PM	#4
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	Why jolie do you need help with something? I am glad to help you.

Nov 24th, 2002, 12:52 PM	#6
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	YA thats what I did, but using MIRC (for getting movies) Helped me to explore the PC more, cus MIRC screws up you computer sometimes!

Nov 24th, 2002, 01:12 PM	#7
mark0™ Extinct. Joined: Nov 2002 Age: 37 Posts: 1,185	I learned by screwing around with my oc and checking out all the little bits of windows, figuring it out. Of course I didnt learn about binary, coding and hardware by myself, lol, I learned that in schools and with books.

Nov 25th, 2002, 05:35 AM	#13
Faile ys. Joined: Jan 2002 Location: ex-ex-exeter, disunited kingdom Age: 40 Posts: 1,137	trial and error is always good

Nov 25th, 2002, 07:03 AM	#14
Spank-A-Thon Carpe Diem Baby! Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 49 Posts: 664	I had a reasonably good understanding of computers from owning a Commodore Vic 20, C64 and then an Amiga. It was really only when I started A-Level Computer Studies that I started to learn about RDBMS, Programming Styles, OS features and other such gubbins. My degree simply re-inforced a lot of the basics I had already learnt. Whilst College/Uni taught me a lot of the theories about computers, I learnt pretty much everything to do with using them in my own time at home. I have always seemed to have a natural affinity with technology! Lol. Now I have learnt so many things in the last 2/3 years because of work. Back then I could write the most basic of web-pages - now my job is writing full web-applications. So I guess a combination of sources have all combined to provide me with the knowledge I now have. - S __________________

Nov 25th, 2002, 11:08 AM	#15
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	Ya, if you play CS alot you will also learn alot, their is sooo much crap wrong with the game that you have to fix it 24/7 now.

Nov 25th, 2002, 05:03 PM	#16
Faile ys. Joined: Jan 2002 Location: ex-ex-exeter, disunited kingdom Age: 40 Posts: 1,137	AudioBoxer : Please only post that sig once per thread. its so sosososo annoying trying to follow a thread with a massive image.

Nov 25th, 2002, 05:09 PM	#17
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Yeah Audioboxer, it would be better, seeing the huge dimensions of your sig, to post it only once in each thread Or either resize it, because it's difficult to follow a thread if you have to look at it 5 or 6 times

Nov 25th, 2002, 05:15 PM	#18
Hylas Now or Never Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Zürich Age: 42 Posts: 2,456	It's not really difficult to use a PC as I do

Nov 26th, 2002, 02:42 PM	#19
MakgSnake Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Mississuaga, Canada. Posts: 3,554	I didn't know sh*t on computers in the year 1995, but then I got mine, played with different things on it. And the more you sit on it, the more you learn right. So yeah slowly slowly I learned some stuff on it. I wanted to take special classes to know everything well, but I guess I was too lazy for that. __________________

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