Does an Apple ID have to be an email address or can it be any combunation of letters/numbers?

I was sure I new my Apple ID. But after my PC died and I installed iTunes on a new PC Apple dont seem to recognise my old ID. When it asks me to reset my password it says my b'day does not match its records and when I try to reset using email, I never receive the email. I was sure my ID was the first part of my email address, without the @gmail.com, but I'm going nuts to try and transfer my apps back into iTunes.

You may be right - I think there was a time back prior to 2008/2009 when you could make your AppleID be something other than the primary ID.  Regardless, for the past several years it has only been possible to make an AppleID using a full verifiable email address as the AppleID.
Did you try logging in at Manage Your ID section at https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/ ?  If that AppleID is still valid, you should be able to log in to it and change it there.  Otherwise, try contacting Apple via the iTunes ExpressLane support page - https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.do?PRKEYS=PF4 under the Account Management section.

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