Re: Results of "For the fun of it"

[carbide@egine.com]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> carbide@egine.com wrote:
> > Michael Black wrote:
> >
> >>I realize this isn't a real representation of who owns Apples now (or
> >>who owned them thirty years ago), but it strikes me as bizarre that
> >>it's stacked towards people who were about fifteen or under back then.
> >>
> >
> >
> > It surprized me, I thought posters here would be older.
> > It would be interesting to do this again in 5 yrs. and see how it
> > shifts, or if it shifts.
>
> I've often wished we could do some accurate demographics on the
> Apple II community.  The self-selected sample we have now is
> flawed from that perspective, but still quite interesting.
>
> I've wondered how fast the distribution is ageing, and how fast
> it is being replenished.

I think there used to be more older people posting in csa2 who were
original users as adults back in the day. I suspect that it will grow
as all the zillions of people who used Apple II's in school get past
the starting-career-and-family stage of life and have some time and
money for hobbies. 

-Paul