How to get started after participating in the presale?

Question

I participated in the Ethereum presale and have my wallet stored safely in my password manager. Then I stepped away from all things ethereum for a couple years. Now I'm ready to get back into it. I have some questions:

• Is it possible to use my real ether on the frontier release?
• Do I need to convert my wallet in any way for it to work with the frontier release?
• Should I move my ether to a safer wallet or anything while mining on frontier?

Thanks and sorry for the very basic questions.

Answer 1

Welcome back!

Your wallet is safe as it is.

To use your Ether, some options, such as using the Geth client or an exchange like Kraken, are covered in: How do I import my presale wallet?

For mining, you can use the same address that's currently in your wallet, or you can use a completely different one. When mining, you're not spending any Ether, so you can use a new address for receiving mining rewards.