Started was a luggable with a six inch green screen,
probably heavier then two towers. My...we've come a long way.

Long time user here, too! I actually still have the boxed set from 1992....I paid $400 for it, and around $2000 for my 486 SX computer with a whopping 2MB Ram and 120MB hard drive!! Soon after, I bought an Ensoniq ASR 10 sampling keyboard which I used for many years as a controller.....but it finally gave up the ghost a couple of years ago (but I can't part with it, it's like an old friend LOL!).

garrigus
Things have definitely changed a lot. Since then... we now have the Internet, virtual instruments, DAW software apps that mimic entire studios in a box, etc. I'd still like to know where my Star Trek transporter is though... I would love to get rid of my car and just walk into the transporter to visit family and friends in different parts of the country/world.
 
Scott

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I started using Sonar with X1.
 
I just wanted to post because your post reminds me of Tim Wilson's song, Jetpack.

maximumpower

garrigus
Things have definitely changed a lot. Since then... we now have the Internet, virtual instruments, DAW software apps that mimic entire studios in a box, etc. I'd still like to know where my Star Trek transporter is though... I would love to get rid of my car and just walk into the transporter to visit family and friends in different parts of the country/world.
 Scott

I started using Sonar with X1.
 I just wanted to post because your post reminds me of Tim Wilson's song, Jetpack.

Yeah, I want one of those too.
 
Scott

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* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar and Sony Sound Forge Power book series: http://garrigus.com/?PowerBooks
* Author of the Cakewalk Sonar ProAudioTutor video tutorial series: http://garrigus.com/?ProAudioTutor
* Publisher of the DigiFreq free music technology newsletter: http://digifreq.com/?DigiFreq
* Publisher of the NewTechReview free consumer technology newsletter: http://newtechreview.com/?NewTechReview

It's only been 6 years for me, but even that's been quite a journey

Cakewalk history

I would say we've come a long way, baby, except that could be seen as sexist! I will say it anyway. 

Another since the DOS days user here.  I remember getting the 2.0 upgrade for Christmas one year.

My first Cakewalk version was 3.0 on 3.5" floppy discs.  Was running on a 386DX machine with 1 meg ram.
 
That was pretty much top of the line back then.
 
The very first sequencer software I ever used was called "The Final Cut" written by a guy up in Canada.  It was a blast learning how to program songs.  When I first received my copy from "Bananas" out in California, it wouldn't recognize my Music Quest 2Port midi interface.  I contacted the guy in Canada and he re-wrote the software and sent me a new version that worked with the Music Quest interface.  Finally "upgraded" to Cakewalk 3.0, got a Music Quest 8PortSE rack mount interface.
 
Those were the days

December 1993 was my entry into Cakewalk for me as well.  Cakewalk 3.0 on floppy disks was my first buy.  I upgraded with every upgrade through Pro Audio series and up through Sonar 3.  Then took a few years off and just stayed with Sonar 3 until Sonar 8.  Since Sonar 8 I am back upgrading and updating with every version and quickfix.    So-- it will it has been 20 years for me but I have to admit that there were the gaps when I missed versions from Sonar 4-7.  Right now loving x2a which has been stable on my machine.
 
Happy 20th!