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{{mylang|BASIC|My preferred language family}} |
{{mylang|BASIC|My preferred language family}} |
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{{mylang|PowerBASIC|My overall favorite BASIC,<BR>and my overall-preferred IDE}} |
{{mylang|PowerBASIC|My overall favorite BASIC,<BR>and my overall-preferred IDE}} |
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{{mylang|FreeBASIC| |
{{mylang|FreeBASIC|The compiler I use for almost everything}} |
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{{mylang|Visual Basic|What I use for Windows GUI... for now}} |
{{mylang|Visual Basic|What I use for Windows GUI... for now}} |
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{{mylang|QuickBASIC|My preferred DOS IDE}} |
{{mylang|QuickBASIC|My preferred DOS IDE}} |
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[[File:Eriksiers avatar.jpg|right|thumb|Don't I look happy?]] |
[[File:Eriksiers avatar.jpg|right|thumb|Don't I look happy?]] |
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Somewhat obviously, my name is Erik Siers. I'm one of the BASIC cheerleaders on RC. (I can do other languages, but I prefer BASIC by a lot.) I'm in and out of here on no regular schedule -- I might contribute |
Somewhat obviously, my name is Erik Siers. I'm one of the BASIC cheerleaders on RC. (I can do other languages, but I prefer BASIC by a lot.) I'm in and out of here on no regular schedule -- I might contribute a few times a week for several months, then disappear completely for several more. |
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=Current events= |
=Current events= |
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Job acquired. Money = yay. 12-hour workdays = not so much. |
Job acquired. Money = yay. <s>12</s> 14-hour workdays = not so much. |
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=Operating Systems= |
=Operating Systems= |
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I use a lot of OS's, depending on which physical system we're talking about... |
I use a lot of OS's, depending on which physical system we're talking about... |
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My workstation: |
My workstation (soon to be retired, except for x64 testing): |
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*[[Windows]] [[wp:Windows XP|XP]] |
*[[Windows]] [[wp:Windows XP|XP]] |
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*[[wp:Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|WinXP x64]] for testing my programs |
*[[wp:Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|WinXP x64]] for testing my programs |
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**<s>[[wp:Windows Vista|Windows Vista]] and newer are ''way'' too slow on my systems to be usable</s> ''my system'' is too slow for [[wp:NT6|NT6]] |
**<s>[[wp:Windows Vista|Windows Vista]] and newer are ''way'' too slow on my systems to be usable</s> ''my system'' is too slow for [[wp:NT6|NT6+]] |
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*[[MS-DOS]] 7.1 (from [[wp:Windows 98#Windows 98 Second Edition|Windows 98SE]]) |
*[[MS-DOS]] 7.1 (from [[wp:Windows 98#Windows 98 Second Edition|Windows 98SE]]) |
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*[[wp:AROS Research Operating System|AROS]] (a modern [[AmigaOS]] clone), because I wanted a non-Windows, non-*nix, non-DOS OS on my main machine |
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*The x86 version of [[wp:Rhapsody (operating system)|Rhapsody DR2]] (precursor to OSX; essentially [[wp:NeXTSTEP|NeXTSTEP]] + a Mac [[GUI]]), just for kicks |
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My server: |
My server: |
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*[[wp:Slackware|Slackware]] [[Linux]] 13.37 |
*[[wp:Slackware|Slackware]] [[Linux]] 13.37 |
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**Waiting for Slack 14 to be officially released... |
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My next computer (a higher-end tablet, currently saving up for it): |
My next computer (a higher-end tablet, currently saving up for it): |
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*[[wp:Windows 7|Windows 7]] |
*[[wp:Windows 7|Windows 7]] |
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==My Sourceforge projects== |
==My Sourceforge projects== |
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*[http://eeshell.sourceforge.net/ EEShell2] -- a replacement shell for 32-bit Windows |
*[http://eeshell.sourceforge.net/ EEShell2] -- a replacement shell for 32-bit Windows |
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**only tested through WinXP |
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**only usable through Win7; written in VB6, which is unsupported in Win8... or so I've heard |
**apparently only usable through Win7; written in VB6, which is unsupported in Win8... or so I've heard |
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*[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/igrokya/ IgrokYa] -- a file type identifier (like [[wp:file (command)|file(1)]]; originally part of Proxlat (below)) |
*[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/igrokya/ IgrokYa] -- a file type identifier (like [[wp:file (command)|file(1)]]; originally part of Proxlat (below)) |
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**work stalled |
**work stalled |
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=Quote of the Day= |
=Quote of the Day= |
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When you reach the top of the mountain, keep climbing. |
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The Universe doesn't care how strongly you believe in something. |
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-- Phil Plait |
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