computing

The UNIX way

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It's the best way.

Are you a Mac or a PC?

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This question dates back to the early 1990s. Yes, you can like both Apple Macs and Windows PCs, but there must be one that you like a bit more than the other, and the answer is widely considered a reflection on your personality.

Thank you, Apple

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This is exactly what an upgrade is supposed to be.

Roughing it on vacation

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In Muskoka with an old PowerBook, like a luddite.

Linux thin clients

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Older and unusual hardware has a second life as a thin client with Linux!

Computer evolution

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Do theories of evolution apply to computers? Well....

New Years security resolutions for 2006

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What better way to start the New Year than with some sage security advice?

Old Macs never die

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Even after a decade and a half, old Mac computers are still being used at the Ontario Science Centre.

2. Retro Computers

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I collect vintage computers, and this page is dedicated to my favourites. The first part discusses the old personal computers of the 1970s-1990s (Apple, Commodore, Tandy, IBM, Atari, Sinclair, ColecoVision, Osborne, Kaypro and GRiD) while the second part discusses the high-end (and costly) UNIX workstations of the 1990s and early 2000s (SUN, Tadpole, SGI, DEC, NeXT and HP).

3. Personal Interests

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If you want to know more about who I am and what I like.