User:Barrym95838
| Languages I Know | |
| Language | Proficiency |
| 360 Assembly | Rusty |
| 6502 Assembly | Practitioner |
| 6800 Assembly | Practitioner |
| 68000 Assembly | Apprentice |
| 8080 Assembly | Apprentice |
| Z80 Assembly | Apprentice |
| 8086 Assembly | Apprentice |
| 80386 Assembly | Apprentice |
| PDP-11 Assembly | Apprentice |
| HLA | Apprentice |
| Basic | Practitioner |
| C | Rusty |
| C++ | Apprentice |
| Forth | Apprentice |
| Fortran | Rusty |
| J | Apprentice |
| Java | Apprentice |
| JavaScript | Apprentice |
| Pascal | Rusty |
| Perl | Apprentice |
| Python | Apprentice |
I am Michael Barry. My introduction to personal computing was in early 1979, when one of my 7th Grade teachers, Mr. Lanny Hertzberg, acquired a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1, Level 1, with 4k of RAM. I learned BASIC on that machine (which was upgraded to 16k Level 2 within a year), then saved up enough money to buy an Apple II+ a couple of years later. I was fascinated by the speed of machine language, and taught myself 6502 Assembly to satisfy that need for speed. I bought a Commodore 64 in 1983, and kept it beside my Apple II+, spending roughly equal time with both through 11th and 12th grades.
I majored in Computer Engineering in college, and that's where I picked up 360 Assembly, Fortran, Pascal, and C (as well as PDP-8, PDP-11, and 68000 Assembly). The remaining languages on my list are little more than points of interest, since computers are a hobby at this point in my life ... I am an ASE Master Automotive Technician, and a licensed California Smog Technician. As I slowly reach the physical limitations associated with my advancing years, I will very likely be looking for a replacement career in the computer science field, perhaps sooner rather than later.
Thanks to Ed K ... I borrowed his template to complete this page!