CMDR Whiteneck here.
Been a gamer since pre-Atari 2600 days. I played Star Trek on a mainframe at University of New Hampshire in 1976 with my uncle.
I am new to ED however, and thus far, I am enjoying it. I was not an early ED player back when the original released, but I really like the concept. I am not sure how I missed out on the original!
I am looking forward to running across some fellow explorers out there!