Why'd you pick your avatar?

[Janak Parekh]

Avatars have been one of the great features added to webboards in the last few years. This site is no exception, and I've noticed a lot of avatars; some of them make obvious sense, and others don't.

So, why'd you pick your avatar?

Let me start with myself: I started playing with computers around 3 with a Timex Sinclair (anyone remember that?). I "graduated" to a Commodore around 4, and we had our first PC clone shortly thereafter (an Eagle PC, does anyone remember that? ) The PC was one of the first units I actually did serious work on. In fact I did some simple word processing consulting for friends and relatives on the PC before I was in high school (even then, there were all those people that said "how do I print" :P) So, I set my avatar as a PC to represent the amount of time I spent with them.

What's scary is, we probably have one or two still-working original PC 5150's in the attic somewhere. Admittedly, I don't use one anymore

--bdj

[Janak Parekh]

Avatars have been one of the great features added to webboards in the last few years. This site is no exception, and I've noticed a lot of avatars; some of them make obvious sense, and others don't.

So, why'd you pick your avatar?

Let me start with myself: I started playing with computers around 3 with a Timex Sinclair (anyone remember that?). I "graduated" to a Commodore around 4, and we had our first PC clone shortly thereafter (an Eagle PC, does anyone remember that? ) The PC was one of the first units I actually did serious work on. In fact I did some simple word processing consulting for friends and relatives on the PC before I was in high school (even then, there were all those people that said "how do I print" :P) So, I set my avatar as a PC to represent the amount of time I spent with them.

What's scary is, we probably have one or two still-working original PC 5150's in the attic somewhere. Admittedly, I don't use one anymore

--bdj

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by BigDaddyJ

So, why'd you pick your avatar?

I like cats.

[Rirath]

Kati, what does that oval have to do with cats? Looks like an egg. (Just in case: Avatar refers to your picture, not your alias.)

My avatar is simple enough... a self pic doodle in a P-chat board that stuck. Captures the disgruntled look well and gives an appropriate scowl to whatever I happen to be ranting about. :lol: :wink:

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by Rirath

Kati, what does that oval have to do with cats? Looks like an egg. (Just in case: Avatar refers to your picture, not your alias.)

My avatar is simple enough... a self pic doodle in a P-chat board that stuck. Captures the disgruntled look well and gives an appropriate scowl to whatever I happen to be ranting about. :lol: :wink:

Hmm. I should change the contrast then. It's an abstract of a sleeping cat.

[Rirath]

Hmm... now that you mention it... yeah! I see it. ops: I thought for sure it was a cracked egg. :cry:

EDIT: (don't really want to flood with posts... hoping more people will post about their pics too) -- Yeah, that looks better. The background looks like a rug/blanket or something now too, not just color.

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by Rirath

Hmm... now that you mention it... yeah! I see it. ops: I thought for sure it was a cracked egg. :cry:

Heh. This should be better - I switched the gradients.

[Jeff Rutledge]

Mine is a story told many times:

I saw one I liked, so I stole it. 8)

Actually, I asked the person who had it if they'd mind me using it as well. They didn't so I did.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Rirath

Hmm... now that you mention it... yeah! I see it. ops: I thought for sure it was a cracked egg. :cry:

Don't feel bad... it took me a minute, staring at it and knowing the cat reference, to get it--even with the new background. Kati, nice & subtle...

--bdj

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by JR

I saw one I liked, so I stole it. 8)

No, no, you "adopted" it

Seriously, someone on PDABuzz built a "yawn" avatar modeled after the Palm logo. It was quite the popular avatar back then. I think Jonathan (PocketPCPassion Jonathan) had it for a while...

--bdj

[Steven Cedrone]

Mine came from a user a long time ago, I asked if he would mind if I used it, he said - "I don't XXXXXX care"...

The rest is history...

Steve