history
The Journey to being a Linux Geek
Even before school, my future interests were clear: I tied-up the house with wires and made “electrical gadgets” out of old electrical junk. I remember being given my first battery, light bulbs, and wires. From there it was downhill.
The first PC:
My first computer was a [HP 9816][]. It was a year older than me, had a 6800 Processor, 128k RAM, and an (external) pair of single sided 3.5” floppy drives.
It had a ROM BASIC board, and a set of [VisiCalc][] floppies (with manual shutters), so I spent my time
