Well, I introduced myself here back in July, though I don't really post that much. Looking back, it looks like I previously posted the intro with my /actual/ address rather than the alias, so that's probably where the confusion came from. It all ends up in the same inbox, so it doesn't really matter too much, more a way to A) help organize incoming mail, and B) know who to yell at when my address gets on some spammer's list. Anyway, I don't mind reposting/reintroducing myself. :o)
I'm Chris, I live just outside Baltimore, work just outside Washington, DC. I'm a SysAdmin who's been in love with computers since the very first time I touched a keyboard as a child.
I found and joined the VCF list after stumbling upon Connor Krukosky's talk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4VP8CGtk> about purchasing a used z890 and installing it in his parent's basement, and have been lurking for a couple months, learning about the VCF, the Museum, etc..
I guess my interest in Vintage computing comes primarily from the fact that I grew up in the age of the 8-Bit microcomputers and have a nostalgic fondness for the systems of that era. I had relatives with Commodore 64's and Apple II's, we had a Commodore PC Clone growing up. It was the formative years for both "home computing" as well as myself. It was a time when there was more experimentation, when systems were still simple enough that you could "understand" them, and when it was not unusual to find board schematics and programming manuals in the box.
With that in mind, I think Vintage Computing also embodies a great deal of "Understanding where we are and where we're going, by understanding where we've been".
On 1/23/18 11:54 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Have you checked out Cool Retro Term for Linux and Mac OS X?
Hi Chris. Looks like that's your first post on our list. Our tradition is for new members to introduce themselves ... where you live, what are your vintage computing interests, how you found us, etc.