Name:  Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay

Username &  e-mail: cx555 


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I built my first digital computer in 1960.  It was a "Geniac"(q.v. - quod 
videre - Latin for "which to see":
    http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Geniac-Home-Computer-1955.htm).

A hard-wired, wired-or, single-purpose computer that could play 
tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses/Xs and Os).  No RAM, no transistors, 
and really tacky switching, but it worked!

I went on to work as a Chemical Engineer, but always kept an interest in 
both analog and digital computers.  Since 1985, I have had a
(now-moribund) electronic repair business.  There isn't much money to be
made fixing old computers, but it's a shame to scrap them if they can find
a good use.  I can see that both I and the TFN could use a better business 
plan than just hanging on to the "trailing edge" of technology.
  
As a former member of the Board, and occasional volunteer, I support the 
TFN's mission to bridge the gap between those who can easily afford to 
connect to the Internet and those left out.   I "fell out of the loop" for 
a few years, dealing with problems with my own health, then sickness and 
deaths in my family.   Things seem to be looking up, and I hope to be able 
to contribute more in the future.

I waited before posting this, to see how many were going to stand for 
election.  We could use some "new blood" on the Board.  Any volunteers?
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Boyd Ramsay