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2008-01-10
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2008-01-10
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Wow. I expected a few more young people than there actually are.
Regardless, I'm 14. First thing computer related was a SNES I got for my fourth birthday.
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Anyway, 23 here. First computer I worked on was either a C128 or a Kaypro (CP/M machines, for those who don't know; I'm not sure what model, as we had several for a while). Programmed the C= a lot, the CP/M machines less so. When I was about 7 (I think, it's been a while), my sister (2 yr. older than I) and I built a YASBEC. (Yet Another Single-Board Eight-bit Computer, also a CP/M machine. There's a picture on this page) Dad had built/was building one, so we learned how to solder (He brought us a bunch of dead circuit boards; we unsoldered all sorts of components, and then soldered them back on.), and built one. Then, of course, we had to learn how to program it. Assembly and C.
To be honest, I don't remember a time when we had less than 4 computers up and running, and it's been a long time since it was below 6. (Current count: 8 PCs and a Kaypro 10 up in the library.)
Our first PC was a Sharp 286 luggable, IIRC. Never ran Windows 95. Stuck with DOS, then NT 3.51, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1. Somewhere round about 1998-99, I think, started with Linux. Having thought the DRDOS/4DOS combination I used to run was great (real multi-tasking in DOS, and a usable shell!), I really loved Linux, and, as I came to realize, UNIX. We started with the family computers (Dad's pick) running Mandrake, then moved to Redhat, and since, SuSE and Ubuntu. The more I learned, the more they seemed encumbering, so I eventually installed Slackware when I got my own computer. Been happy ever since; the most UNIXy distro is the best distro.
Right now, I'm a grad student, using a PC with NT5.1 (XP) and Cygwin at my office, the aforementioned Slackware box at home, a hand-me-down laptop dualbooting 98 and RedHat, and the N800. (The lappie really doesn't get used anymore -- it's destined to become a car MP3 player. Probably running mpd, controllable by a console on the dash as well as by the N800. Thus enabling me to crank up the stereo as soon as I'm in wifi range -- a much better locator than some dinky key-fob light-blipping horn-tweeter!)
There, and seeing how boring that is, I've half a mind to cancel this post. It's understandable why the elder members are posting more.