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2022-06-12 5:09 pm
Hi, I'm DavidL. I'm a 57 year old software developer currently living in Florida.
I've tried intermittently over the last 15 years to learn a little about electronics. I usually spend a few weekends tinkering and lose my motivation. The projects on this site have a nice mix of hardware and software, so I'm hoping this time it will stick.
Thanks in advance for the help!
2022-06-12 5:14 pm
Welcome to the forum David. I and many others are also former or current IT types, lots of interesting projects that involve hardware and a little software are possible.
First computer 1959. Retired from my own computer company 2004.
Hardware - Expert in 1401, and 360, fairly knowledge in PC plus numerous MPU's and MCU's
Major Languages - Machine language, 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PL/I and PL1, Pascal, Basic, C plus numerous job control and scripting languages.
Sure you can learn to be a programmer, it will take the same amount of time for me to learn to be a Doctor.
2022-06-13 8:32 pm
Welcome aboard! I am also a retired software engineer, however, I do hold a BSEE degree.
2022-06-13 9:11 pm
@sj_h1 That's ok, we won't hold it against you.
First computer 1959. Retired from my own computer company 2004.
Hardware - Expert in 1401, and 360, fairly knowledge in PC plus numerous MPU's and MCU's
Major Languages - Machine language, 360 Macro Assembler, Intel Assembler, PL/I and PL1, Pascal, Basic, C plus numerous job control and scripting languages.
Sure you can learn to be a programmer, it will take the same amount of time for me to learn to be a Doctor.
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2022-06-14 11:38 am
@zander, thanks for the welcome. The hardware side is still very much a mystery to me, so that's the part I'm enjoying most. It's nice to be able to fall back on software sometimes so I don't feel completely lost, but the hardware is the most interesting aspect.
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2022-06-14 11:41 am
@sj_h1 Hi sj_h1, thanks for the welcome! I'm looking forward to being retired in about 9 years and 9 months (I'm counting the days).
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