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). I used my Apple II throughout college for homework assignments. 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! Anyone wishing to trade 8-bit and/or 12-bit stories with me can contact me by adding @yahoo.com to my user-name.