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I'm an old farm boy from Illinois. Born 5/22/44. Been Test Engineer most of my career. Designing hardware interface twixt ATE and DUT, and programming the ATE. Semiconductor test, like precision op-amps (725, OP-07, OP-09, +), DACs, voltage refs, then on to memory (DRAM, SDRAM, Flash, +), now doing power-management stuff (DC-DC, LED & display drivers, etc.). Was Test Engineering Manager with 8 - 9 reports a long time ago for about 8 yrs, back in the '80's & '90's. My only Degree is from SHK&E. I've done assembly (& machine code) programming on HP 21XX, 8080, Z80. Other higher level, BASIC (of course, in many different flavors...), ALGOL, FORTRAN, APL, COBOL, and many others that I can't even remember. I've used many ATE's, the first was Fairchild 4000, then the 5000C (and D), Teradyne (older models and lately the FLEX), Xincom, Eagle (now). I just LOVE the challenge of a good puzzle, and PM products provide it!
OH YEAH! Almost forgot! I love the challenge presented by SETI, and am honored to be a small part of the group.
Thank you all. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I am willing to run SETI@home because I am curious. I believe in 'the odds'. I know there are more data collected than can be analyzed by funding from any one sponsor. If I'm not using my little system, it may as well be used for a purpose that may someday satisfy my curiousity. And if not mine, perhaps that of my grandchildren...
I view the project as an absolutely overwhelming undertaking! I am very glad that there are folks who were willing to undertake it anyway, even knowing that they, in all probability, would never see the fruits of their labor. It will happen! To what end? Only to prove that we here on Earth are not the only sentient creatures in God's universe! |
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