Oldest and youngest?

kwstone · 2003-08-18, 06:36

I've recently got both my father (77 years old) and my 3rd son (14 years old) running GIMPS on their PCs.

I'm pretty sure that they are neither the oldest nor the youngest, but who is, I wonder? And can anyone beat that age spread of 63 years within one GIMPSter family?

jeff8765 · 2003-08-18, 14:45

I got my little brother running it on his computer when he was 10.

Wacky · 2003-08-18, 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff8765

I got my little brother running it on his computer when he was 10.

RTFQ! He didn't ask about the youngest user.

12 - 10 = 2 isn't a very big spread.

Uncwilly · 2003-08-18, 20:21

Wackerbarth: There were 2 questions:

Quote:

I'm pretty sure that they are neither the oldest nor the youngest, but who is, I wonder?

and

Quote:

And can anyone beat that age spread of 63 years within one GIMPSter family?

So Jeff8765 gave a shot at the youngest with his brother. :D

Wacky · 2003-08-18, 20:46

My apologies.

kwstone · 2003-08-19, 00:36

Surely there are others who can beat 10 years old. How many of you have got your kid's PC running Prime95?

Kevin · 2003-08-19, 04:16

Errr, maybe I can take youngest person to run this on their own (i.e., not at the provoking of older geek relatives). I started this when I was 14.

trif · 2003-08-19, 07:05

Well, Prime95 is running on the computer that my 8 year old and 4 year old share. And on my father's computer, and he is 69 this coming Saturday.

jeff8765 · 2003-08-19, 20:39

I also started running this when I was 14.

2003-08-18, 06:36	#1
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 109 Posts	Oldest and youngest? I've recently got both my father (77 years old) and my 3rd son (14 years old) running GIMPS on their PCs. I'm pretty sure that they are neither the oldest nor the youngest, but who is, I wonder? And can anyone beat that age spread of 63 years within one GIMPSter family?

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2003-08-18, 14:45	#2
jeff8765 Aug 2002 A Dyson Sphere 3²·7 Posts	I got my little brother running it on his computer when he was 10.

2003-08-18, 20:46	#5
Wacky Jun 2003 The Texas Hill Country 441₁₆ Posts	My apologies.

2003-08-19, 00:36	#6
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 109 Posts	Surely there are others who can beat 10 years old. How many of you have got your kid's PC running Prime95?

2003-08-19, 04:16	#7
Kevin Aug 2002 Ann Arbor, MI 433 Posts	Errr, maybe I can take youngest person to run this on their own (i.e., not at the provoking of older geek relatives). I started this when I was 14.

2003-08-19, 07:05	#8
trif Aug 2002 2×101 Posts	Well, Prime95 is running on the computer that my 8 year old and 4 year old share. And on my father's computer, and he is 69 this coming Saturday.

2003-08-19, 20:39	#9
jeff8765 Aug 2002 A Dyson Sphere 3²·7 Posts	I also started running this when I was 14.