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SirShaggy · 05-12-2007

I suppose this has been touched on before in other posts.....I am just curious.

I spent 15 years in the telephone industry as a cable splicer, cable maintenance tech and finally as an engineer. As an engineer I used Sun's Solaris on an Ultra Spark for a few years and started looking into Linux. In 2004, my heart stopped ticking as I was on a balcony. I tipped over the rail, landing on my head. I spent 10 months at home recovering and lost my job. Several friends brought older PC's to me they no longer used. I fixed any issues they had, installed Linux on them and then sold them to make money. I then inturn used part of that money to buy some old PCs, fix them, install Linux and sell them.

In the end, I have my own business. All PC Performance. I fix old PCs, install Linux and sell them. I also seem to fix a lot of Windows based PC trouble. Usually driver issues but all kinds of stuff.

I have nearly fully recovered from my accident, only some memories are gone. My eyesight is better than at first and most of my hearing has come back. I know this because I can hear my kids screaming at each other in the background now

SirShaggy

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SirShaggy Just getting started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hermiston, OR. Posts: 8	What is your career? I suppose this has been touched on before in other posts.....I am just curious. I spent 15 years in the telephone industry as a cable splicer, cable maintenance tech and finally as an engineer. As an engineer I used Sun's Solaris on an Ultra Spark for a few years and started looking into Linux. In 2004, my heart stopped ticking as I was on a balcony. I tipped over the rail, landing on my head. I spent 10 months at home recovering and lost my job. Several friends brought older PC's to me they no longer used. I fixed any issues they had, installed Linux on them and then sold them to make money. I then inturn used part of that money to buy some old PCs, fix them, install Linux and sell them. In the end, I have my own business. All PC Performance. I fix old PCs, install Linux and sell them. I also seem to fix a lot of Windows based PC trouble. Usually driver issues but all kinds of stuff. I have nearly fully recovered from my accident, only some memories are gone. My eyesight is better than at first and most of my hearing has come back. I know this because I can hear my kids screaming at each other in the background now SirShaggy
	Good enough is NEVER good enough! What do you mean Linux isn't ready for the desktop, I have used it in my business EXCLUSIVELY for 2 years.