New Member: RattytheSecond.

RattytheSecond · 09-02-10, 01:09 PM

Hi to one and all. I've just joined the Subsim Radioroom, and as advised I'm writing to introduce myself to one and all. My reason for being here is pretty straightforward and that is my intense interest and enjoyment of the Silent Hunter Series, beginning with Silent Hunter 3, going on to Silent Hunter 4......And being somewhat disappointed by Silent Hunter 5. However, given time and quite a few mods, it has real potential I think......hope.

At the moment I'm trying to download some of the SH3 Mods; but being a 45 year old dinosaur, I often find myself struggling, or just plain bamboozled! I really envy you lads, for whom all this stuff is simple. When I was at school we had one computer in a school with 1,500 pupils. Anyway "it" arrived in the last 2 years of my attendance and nobody; but NOBODY, was allowed anywhere near it, as it was the preserve of the Maths department and one frighteningly violent maths teacher in particular. At university I was issued with a computer literacy certificate; but so was everyone else, regardless of ability. So from time to time I'll be liable to beg/weep/gibber for help.
Anyway, thanks for allowing me into the Wolf's Lair Radio Room; when things are working I really love my subsims!

frau kaleun · 09-02-10, 01:34 PM

Welcome aboard, Ratty!

FYI if you have general computer/tech questions, there's an entire subforum for that in General Topics, we have a lot of folks here who know their stuff and help is usually not far away.

For tech questions or issues with the various games and mods the quickest assistance can usually be found in the forums dedicated to the games themselves or the games' individual mod forums.

Have fun!

Dowly · 09-02-10, 02:09 PM

Welcome!

Alex · 09-02-10, 02:21 PM

Welcome Ratty !

Sailor Steve · 09-02-10, 10:51 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

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Originally Posted by RattytheSecond

At the moment I'm trying to download some of the SH3 Mods; but being a 45 year old dinosaur, I often find myself struggling, or just plain bamboozled! I really envy you lads, for whom all this stuff is simple.

You might be surprised at the average age here, which is somewhere in the mid-thirties. I myself am a 60-year-old teenager, still playing rock and roll while battling several age-related misfunctions.

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When I was at school we had one computer in a school with 1,500 pupils.

They let YOU have a COMPUTER (insert lengthy Monty Python skit here)? Why, I graduated high school at least ten years before the first home PC was created (and blah blah blah mine is older than yours contest).

The real point is that here you'll be in good company with a lot of old luddites who know a few things because we've been forced to. You'll find lots of help and more than a dash of good humor.

HunterICX · 09-03-10, 04:48 AM

Welcome!

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 09-05-10, 02:02 PM

Gerald · 09-05-10, 02:11 PM

papa_smurf · 09-07-10, 05:14 AM

Welcome aboard

Any question, just ask and we'll hep ya out.

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I often find myself struggling, or just plain bamboozled! I really envy you lads, for whom all this stuff is simple

Were not all technical genius here, like Steve say were mainly luddites who mull along. Methinks many are from the Jeremy Clarkson school of engineering - if in doubt use a hammer!

Jimbuna · 09-07-10, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RattytheSecond

At the moment I'm trying to download some of the SH3 Mods; but being a 45 year old dinosaur, I often find myself struggling, or just plain bamboozled! I really envy you lads, for whom all this stuff is simple.

You need only pose the question and you will receive all the help you need.

NONE OF US IS AS CLEVER AS ALL OF US

Highbury · 09-07-10, 09:50 AM

Welcome aboard

Since nobody else has asked... what happened to RattytheFirst?

pjayferrer · 09-08-10, 06:53 AM

hmm seaman on board...

Sailor Steve · 09-08-10, 11:49 AM

HEY! Start yer own thre...er, um, I mean...

WELCOME ABOARD!

frau kaleun · 09-08-10, 04:09 PM

Ahoy and welcome, pjayferrer!

09-02-10, 01:09 PM	#1
RattytheSecond Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	New Member: RattytheSecond. Hi to one and all. I've just joined the Subsim Radioroom, and as advised I'm writing to introduce myself to one and all. My reason for being here is pretty straightforward and that is my intense interest and enjoyment of the Silent Hunter Series, beginning with Silent Hunter 3, going on to Silent Hunter 4......And being somewhat disappointed by Silent Hunter 5. However, given time and quite a few mods, it has real potential I think......hope. At the moment I'm trying to download some of the SH3 Mods; but being a 45 year old dinosaur, I often find myself struggling, or just plain bamboozled! I really envy you lads, for whom all this stuff is simple. When I was at school we had one computer in a school with 1,500 pupils. Anyway "it" arrived in the last 2 years of my attendance and nobody; but NOBODY, was allowed anywhere near it, as it was the preserve of the Maths department and one frighteningly violent maths teacher in particular. At university I was issued with a computer literacy certificate; but so was everyone else, regardless of ability. So from time to time I'll be liable to beg/weep/gibber for help. Anyway, thanks for allowing me into the Wolf's Lair Radio Room; when things are working I really love my subsims!

09-02-10, 02:21 PM	#4
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Welcome Ratty ! __________________

09-03-10, 04:48 AM	#6
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09-05-10, 02:02 PM	#7
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09-05-10, 02:11 PM	#8
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,223 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-02-10, 01:34 PM	#2
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Ratty! FYI if you have general computer/tech questions, there's an entire subforum for that in General Topics, we have a lot of folks here who know their stuff and help is usually not far away. For tech questions or issues with the various games and mods the quickest assistance can usually be found in the forums dedicated to the games themselves or the games' individual mod forums. Have fun!

09-02-10, 02:09 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Welcome!

09-07-10, 09:50 AM	#11
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 174 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Since nobody else has asked... what happened to RattytheFirst?

09-08-10, 06:53 AM	#12
pjayferrer Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	hmm seaman on board...

09-08-10, 11:49 AM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	HEY! Start yer own thre...er, um, I mean... WELCOME ABOARD! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-08-10, 04:09 PM	#14
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Ahoy and welcome, pjayferrer!