Spending a lot more time in/on my Linux computer for my everyday activities. Linux is not new to me. I have had a version of Linux running somewhere for over 50 years, My entire workshop of CNC machines run on Linux OS. The “distro” (version) running now in my office is Fedora, a free version of RedHat. Follow links for more info. Not “selling” Linux. Just that it IS an alternative to what is presently...
Continue reading...Hobbies
I like hobbies. I probably have too many.
Thank You Dr. P
There was a person in my life when I was probably 10 years old that totally influenced my entire life. Thinking about him now, 70 years latter make me feel very melancholic in a good way. Sad because I don’t know if he ever knew the effect he made. But then in a way. I am sure he did. Totally depressing is that I don’t absolutely remember his name. I know he was a dentist...
Continue reading...Back to BASIC’s
I used to be very active with small electronic computing devices produced by Parallax. One was the “Basic Stamp”. A small microcomputer that was programmed with “micro-BASIC” programming language. These computers are not what we now call “personal computers” but rather hardware control computers. I.E. Control system or embedded application computers. Their control application use is only limited by human imagination. But these computers are used to control hardware. Not send emails in social media....
Continue reading...My LINUX Story
I am a pro-Linux supporter. I started using Linux back in my early DOS experience days. I was at the edge of CPM. But never had a need to play with it. DOS was all the rage. But then an amateur radio (ham) friend clued me into Linux in year 1993 or so… Linux needed to be compiled from source code (Slackware Distro) and could be exactly configured to match hardware. This of course made...
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