[X4U] Apple's user base geezers?

[Zane H. Healy]

> > Have you ever been to a MUG? Of those I've been to, I'd say 75% of the
> > members are 55+.
> 
> I think 55+ are more likely to belong to social organizations than younger
> people who are still working full-time, in school full-time, have kids in
> diapers or still living at home, etc. 55+ers also haven't had a computer
> most of their grown lives, whereas younger people have, and so those 55+ers
> might tend toward MUG for troubleshoooting and handholding.

The only exception I've personally seen to this was the Commodore Computer
Users Group I belonged to for a short time in '81.  Over the years I've
belonged to clubs dealing with rocks and photography, and I've always been
one of the youngest people there.

Personally I see no need to belong to any sort of computer Users Group,
unless being a member offers a specific benefit (i.e. that's the only way to
get access to something I'm interested in).  Other than that Commodore
group, I've only belonged to one.

	Zane