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This minute space in the
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Just Me:-
My working career started in 1963 and spanned
30 in years in both computing and telecomms. I progressed
from LEO 1 (world's first commercial computer),via large
mainframe computing into telecoms. There I
became involved in Lan design,
combined voice/data transmission; at one stage commuting
between the UK, Colorado and California on a weekly basis.
On retirement life slowed down marginally as I started to
pursue my hobbies. Why the Dragon; earlier in my life I collected 'Dragon bronze and crystal figurines and have some 230 of them. I also named my servers after mythical creatures:- Dragon, Unicorn ,Griffon etc. |
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Why a Speed Test:-
Having retired in 1990, as a hobby I first built PC's then
Then I created a company for both web design and hosting
services; during which I first started
using UK cable broadband in 1998. I have since watched
domestic speeds increase from 256Kb to 350Mb. It was
interesting to monitor the variations caused by
browsers, operating systems, cable/fiber versus ADSL and
traffic patterns. In this section you will also find a small
batch file to toggle the internet on and off; Don't you just
hate when interupted by an app or windows doing an
update. |
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FSX Bits and Bobs:-
In 2009 I installed Microsoft FSX and flew all the missions I
could find. In 2017 I registered with fsxmissionshangar.com
and with the help of the members there I started creating my
own missions, gauges etc. Here are a few bits and bobs |
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My Blog (BMW Keys):-
In 2013 I required to
replace the keys for my daughter's BMW X3. Prices from
UK dealers ranged from £140 to £180 ($200). This was 'Rip
Off Britain' at it's best. I therefore decided it
needed a 'Blog' |
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