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Registered: Mar 2008 Location: Waaaaay out West Texas Distribution: AntiX 19 Posts: 6,166 Blog Entries: 21

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Hated Computers. Figured they gave the law a faster way to do a background check on me. Same for everything else, govt,jobs,loans.



Then discovered ebay and motorcycle parts for sale on ebay.

Had a Compaq 1540DM with a broken hard drive. Pentium 1. 64MB of ram. 2gig IDE hard drive.

Money was not a option since I had a low opinion of computers.

Beer and Motorcycles had a bigger priority for funds.



I am self taught. No computer education. But I know some developers I can call bros.



Found that Puppy 2.14 would boot and run on that compaq and login to my ebay account.

The rest is history.



Now I am a Linux Distro Team member on a couple of distros. Found out I had a knack

for understanding how linux file systems are organized. I had no bad computer habits

to hold me back. No pre assumptions to go by (eg: Windows power user).



Still have to use Windows 7 to run

to tuneup these newer motorcycles with fuel injection and electronic ignition modules.

Linux has not advanced to being useful at interfacing with motorcycle electronic computer

modules yet. DRM I guess.



I still hate computers, but learned to live with them. They make good radios/stereos and stream movies OK

in my motorcycle shop.



Funny thing is. My wife is a power windows user and knows how to use DOS on up.

But now. When her Windows breaks. I fix it with Gnu/Linux. She was the one who

gave me that Compaq and told me about Ebay, the Internet, and motorcycle parts.

She showed me how to turn it on and boot into Windows 98 that was originally on it.



If not for that. I still would be computer illiterate. Sorry to disappoint. No computer back ground till 2008 when I was in my 50's.Hated Computers. Figured they gave the law a faster way to do a background check on me. Same for everything else, govt,jobs,loans.Then discovered ebay and motorcycle parts for sale on ebay.Had a Compaq 1540DM with a broken hard drive. Pentium 1. 64MB of ram. 2gig IDE hard drive.Money was not a option since I had a low opinion of computers.Beer and Motorcycles had a bigger priority for funds.I am self taught. No computer education. But I know some developers I can call bros.Found that Puppy 2.14 would boot and run on that compaq and login to my ebay account.The rest is history.Now I am a Linux Distro Team member on a couple of distros. Found out I had a knackfor understanding how linux file systems are organized. I had no bad computer habitsto hold me back. No pre assumptions to go by (eg: Windows power user).Still have to use Windows 7 to run http://www.mastertune.net/system.htm to tuneup these newer motorcycles with fuel injection and electronic ignition modules.Linux has not advanced to being useful at interfacing with motorcycle electronic computermodules yet. DRM I guess.I still hate computers, but learned to live with them. They make good radios/stereos and stream movies OKin my motorcycle shop.Funny thing is. My wife is a power windows user and knows how to use DOS on up.But now. When her Windows breaks. I fix it with Gnu/Linux. She was the one whogave me that Compaq and told me about Ebay, the Internet, and motorcycle parts.She showed me how to turn it on and boot into Windows 98 that was originally on it.If not for that. I still would be computer illiterate.