Anyone else geek out over computers?

LCpl Mark Lefler — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:08:03 -0400

I may not be the best trained or most knowledgeable computer tech in the world, but I totally geek out over computer stuff. I went to the launch party of windows 95 and 98, I went oooh aww upgrading a server from NT 3.51 to 4.0. I got windows 10 cause its cool. First time I saw a Pentium processor work back in the day it was sweet. I had an RGB monitor vs my friends Hercules one and I thought I was so cool. Use to make low density disks high density even if they only lasted a little while. I ran two BBses at the same time, my own and the one at my high school. Anyone else remember FIDOnet?

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 11 at 2015 1:09 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:09:33 -0400

I've worked in IT for 16 years, what do you think? :)

Response by SPC Angel Guma made Jun 11 at 2015 1:16 AM

SPC Angel Guma — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:16:08 -0400

I do. And I have total nostalgia for 1990s era PC games.

Response by Sgt Mark Ramos made Jun 11 at 2015 1:29 AM

Sgt Mark Ramos — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:29:48 -0400

It helps a lot to be interested in your work. I was an avionics tech in the Air Force, but my first job after separating was testing mini-mainframes coming off the assembly line at NCR. That was in 1988, I started my own company in 1992. At the time I was working field service. The company was billing me out at $125 per hour and paying me $12. I figured I could charge $40, give the customers a huge discount, and get a big raise. I should have started out charging more, but live and learn.
I spent a lot of sleepless nights reading, tearing down machines, and installing network server OSs. It's been a fun and profitable ride from Unix, VMS and ULTRIX to DOS, NetWare, and Windows, to virtual machines and hybrid cloud configuration.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2015 7:25 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:25:26 -0400

If you want to really geek out, build a a VM Ware server with 64GB of Ram, create several virtual machines with multiple OSs, create virtual networks, and try to hack it all or create the ultimate gaming machine.