Well you know my name but can you pronounce it? The last name is pronounced like “cocaine”. It seems that in middle English “coc” was pronounced “coe” (long O) as is witnessed by the liqueur known as “Coc’s” that is still popular in England. Enough about that.
I am a native Floridian, second generation. I have written several articles and letters for TDM, SPDOS SURF, and now TS 2068 UPDATE. Among my credentials is a BS in Computer Science and I am working on my MS at present. You may or may not have heard of the University of Central Florida (a state university) but that is where I go to school and offers one of the two PHD programs in Computer Science in the Southeast. Being a graduate of this program is my long term goal.
My first computer is a ZX81 kit that I got by mail order. Putting that one together and seeing it work really got me started on a new career. I never thought that I would become a computer scientist simply because of project kit!
Some of you have bought software and hardware from the small company my brother, Robert, and I run. It is called K.I.S.S./computers. There are three (even smaller) divisions:
1) K.I.S.S./softstuff (software).
2) K.I.S.S./hardstuff (hardware).
3) K.I.S.S./research (from whence the hardware and software come).
Most of the money earned goes to the third department to keep the TS line alive and thereby keep our business going. It makes sense to us and is a great source of fun. Yes, some people derive fun from painstaking work. We seek to fill the niches too small for the “big guys” to get into (not enough profit).
Computers are a big part of my life but my mainstay in life is my family. My wife, Chee, is everything I always thought a wife would be and then some. Our three children (Tina, Sandi and Trey) delight us with their company.
My philosophy is simply, “Life is an adverture. Make it the best sort for yourself and any you meet along the way.” I am sure that there are many of you with essentially the same philosophy. My favorite catch phrase is “Keep It Simple Stupid!”.
I hope that was brief enough to keep you from going to sleep. Bill promised that he would edit it for me.