I registered here before, but for some reason the site won't let me log in and doesn't recognize my e-mail address of record, so I'm trying again.
I'm a 52 year old Software Engineer who's been involved in the computer and communications industries since graduation from college in 1981.
I've written several custom multitasking kernels for embedded devices from scratch, developed compilers, linkers, resource editors, runtime libraries, graphics firmware, and other tools and modules. I've been involved in the design Ethernet and graphics controller ASICs and FPGA firmware. I've developed set-top box software for digital cable. I've worked on medical diagnostic equipment, phone systems for prisons, and point of sale systems.
My involvement in what is now known as open source software started in the 1980s when I was a contributor to several DECUS library packages (font editor, C compiler runtime library for a new OS environment, etc.), and even was involved in a pre-GNU, pre-Linux effort to write a Unix clone (PuBIX), which was abandoned when RMS announced project GNU.
All in all, I've been around the industry a long time and have done just about everything except develop first person shooter games. I've been on the Internet since it was ARPAnet, USEnet, and BITNET (plus a bunch of other corporate networks with different protocols) connected via a few gateways.
My current Android devices are an HTC Evo 4G (Sprint service) and an Amazon Kindle Fire.
I'm a 52 year old Software Engineer who's been involved in the computer and communications industries since graduation from college in 1981.
I've written several custom multitasking kernels for embedded devices from scratch, developed compilers, linkers, resource editors, runtime libraries, graphics firmware, and other tools and modules. I've been involved in the design Ethernet and graphics controller ASICs and FPGA firmware. I've developed set-top box software for digital cable. I've worked on medical diagnostic equipment, phone systems for prisons, and point of sale systems.
My involvement in what is now known as open source software started in the 1980s when I was a contributor to several DECUS library packages (font editor, C compiler runtime library for a new OS environment, etc.), and even was involved in a pre-GNU, pre-Linux effort to write a Unix clone (PuBIX), which was abandoned when RMS announced project GNU.
All in all, I've been around the industry a long time and have done just about everything except develop first person shooter games. I've been on the Internet since it was ARPAnet, USEnet, and BITNET (plus a bunch of other corporate networks with different protocols) connected via a few gateways.
My current Android devices are an HTC Evo 4G (Sprint service) and an Amazon Kindle Fire.
I hope your time here is as wonderful as your previous.