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kiwikidd77

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#15942 17-Sep-2007 16:08

not sure I'm a geek but, I have played with computers since I got my first one a ZX81 Kitset. All that memory WOW, 2kilobytes of it.

Still learning lots, and experimentation for me is the way to go. Currently working with Mandriva Linux 2007 Free DVD version, and trying to get to grips with commandline stuff again.

Also intending to try to get my NOKIA bluetooth headset working online with MSN and Windows and of course Linux.

Love playing with programs, and building and troubleshooting systems. No official qualifications here, but a lot of trial and error stuff for me.

look forward to sharing my meagre knowledge with others online. no matter how little or how much we know there's always something we can share and something to learn.

Tex

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#86900 17-Sep-2007 16:16

Welcome Tex, I am sure there will be many help and suggestion available to give you a hand in any project you have in mind.

And it's great to share knowledge too!

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#86913 17-Sep-2007 18:44

welcome Tex. ZX 81.....whoa...there's a blast from the past!

kiwikidd77

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#86929 17-Sep-2007 21:39

Thanks for the welcomes. that ZX81 "Blazed" along with a CPU running at a "Massive" 4.2Mhz. I had a lot of fun with it. then upgraded to a ZX Spectrum with 48k of memory which I hard wired internally using ribbon cable. Finally moved onto a PC with a 286 Running DOS 3.2, First Choice and a few commander keen games. 40Mb Hard drive which my friends reckoned I'd never fill, 2Mb RAM and a Tseng 4000 Video card made for a good entry level computer in those heady early days. I still remember Bill Gates saying 640k of memory is enough for ANY application, Seems he's forgotten that one especially with Vista.

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#86933 17-Sep-2007 21:44

kiwikidd77: not sure I'm a geek but, I have played with computers since I got my first one a ZX81 Kitset. All that memory WOW, 2kilobytes of it. /snip/ Currently working with Mandriva Linux 2007 Free DVD version, and trying to get to grips with commandline stuff again. /snip/ NOKIA bluetooth headset working online with MSN and Windows and of course Linux. /snip/ Love playing with programs /snip/ building and troubleshooting systems. /snip/ a lot of trial and error stuff for me.

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#86941 17-Sep-2007 22:25

Hiya!