What is your job and experience ?

[echrada]

Worked as a Network Support Tech for some years. I am also an artist.... like to call myself that anyway.

Started my own business from home as in our neck of the woods there is no Tech Support for computers.

 

[Joan Archer]

Would never have guessed you were almost as old as my father....

Seems like both you and I have the babyface genes....

My two oldest children are older than you, that was the first marriage, and my youngest are younger, second marriage and he's my toy boy.

 

[NormCameron]

I started out as a Programmer\Systems analyst working on the Colossus project at Swinburne Tech in the late 60's (Colossus was a computor device used to decode messages in WW2. The project was named after that to recognise the work done at Bletchly Park. It had Red and Green Valves - Programmed by punch tape and could do incredible things like adding to 999. 1000 was a problem as the binary code got a bit complex after that (Heh Heh)). Worked as a Programmer\Systems Analyst on the IBM 1440 for a number of years then went to GMH as an Industrial Officer. Joined Geosource (Oil Exploration, Houston) in 1980 as Personnel Manager (Far East), based in Singapore. I commuted between Singapore and Brisbane for about 8 years. Geosource had 5 Tempus Super Computers in the Far East recieving field data by satellite, processing it and transmitting refined data to various locations throughout the world. I was also Department Head for the Data Centres in Beijing, Singapore and Brisbane. Took early retirement in 1998. Built an Art Gallery Complex near Gladstone Queensland, where we train budding Artists in Painting, Sculpture etc. We also do Corporate Training in Health and Safety and Human Resources. I am supposed to be retired again, but they won't let me. Keep finding "Little Jobs" for me.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Good for you Norm!

 

[NormCameron]

Worked as a Network Support Tech for some years. I am also an artist.... like to call myself that anyway.

Started my own business from home as in our neck of the woods there is no Tech Support for computers.

What sort of artist? I took up oil painting as soon as senility started to set in.

 

[Barman58]

Hi norm,

I've had a few people call me an "artist" over the years, hence the avatar , in fact it may be a major reason, with me, that senility is setting in

 

[NormCameron]

Hi norm,

I've had a few people call me an "artist" over the years, hence the avatar , in fact it may be a major reason, with me, that senility is setting in

Drinking may not be an art form, but getting away with it and remaining married is. Not that I am suggesting you drink, of course. But, I couldn't help but wonder just a little bit.

 

[Barman58]

Hi Norm,

Have been known to imbibe a drop or three in my past, am now a reformed character, have been around the business all my life and have seen what it can do to people, was always told " live to drink, not drink to live " .

Funnily enough never touched a drop when I was working, so must still be in control, Don't miss the Saturday nights at closing time persuading the ladies and gentlemen that it's time to leave, or the eighteen hour days, but miss the social side.

Will have a drop over the holidays but not too much that I can't make sure "her indoors" gets home safe.

 

[NormCameron]

Hi Norm,

Have been known to imbibe a drop or three in my past, am now a reformed character, have been around the business all my life and have seen what it can do to people, was always told " live to drink, not drink to live " .

Funnily enough never touched a drop when I was working, so must still be in control, Don't miss the Saturday nights at closing time persuading the ladies and gentlemen that it's time to leave, or the eighteen hour days, but miss the social side.

Will have a drop over the holidays but not too much that I can't make sure "her indoors" gets home safe.

In my younger days we used to measure distances by the "carton". When describing how far a place was we would say "Oh, it's about one and a half cartons down the track", or "About 3 tinnies"

 

[echrada]

What sort of artist? I took up oil painting as soon as senility started to set in.

Hi Norm, Paintings in various mediums. Some fairly straight forward landscapes, but if I tell you that Kandinsky is my muse you will understand.

 

[davehc]

Now 74. Retired after a full career in the Aviation business. I can't claim 30 years of It experience, I didn't even know IT existed until I got roped in (no other "volunteers") to setting up our first Airport PC's (around about 1983/4) with, eventually, networking. A quick look at the first PC,s (Apple 2b) then into PC,s. Digital research - dos and then into the real stuff 286's!!
It's nice to hear there are other youngsters like Joan hanging in here. If you ever contemplate marrying a third time, give me a ring. My wife is "computer illiterate", and drives me crazy when she ask me to come and help with popups like " Your printer is out of paper"

 

[Joan Archer]

Now 74. Retired after a full career in the Aviation business. I can't claim 30 years of It experience, I didn't even know IT existed until I got roped in (no other "volunteers") to setting up our first Airport PC's with, eventually, networking, in 1982. A quick look at the first PC,s (Apple 2b) then into PC,s. Digital research - dos and then into the real stuff 286's!!
It's nice to hear there are other youngsters like Joan hanging in here. If you ever contemplate marrying a third time, give me a ring. My wife is "computer illiterate", and drives me crazy when she ask me to come and help with popups like " Your printer is out of paper"

Sorry you're out of luck staying with the one I have, even though at times he drives me up the wall I wouldn't swap him

Mind you your wife sounds a bit like him, I mean I had the XP running sweet without any problems for 4 years until I got my Vista one so gave him the XP and it was all nice and clean, not had it 5 minutes before he gets hit with the Antivirus fiasco :sarc:

I'm still trying to work out how it came about that I'm the one that gets called whenever theres a problem, I mean the kids were doing computers at school and my DH was using them at work in the 80's whereas me never even touched one until late 1998 :huh:

 

[davehc]

Chwerthin ! We do 'ave em, don't we.

 

[NormCameron]

Hi Norm, Paintings in various mediums. Some fairly straight forward landscapes, but if I tell you that Kandinsky is my muse you will understand.

I guess you mean Vassily Kadinski. That's some serious artwork. I do mainly landscapes and teach beginners up to novice. My brother takes over then, he is a seriously good professional Landscape Artist. With me it's a hobby and relaxation. I'd like to see one of your paintings?

 

[NormCameron]

Now 74. Retired after a full career in the Aviation business. I can't claim 30 years of It experience, I didn't even know IT existed until I got roped in (no other "volunteers") to setting up our first Airport PC's (around about 1983/4) with, eventually, networking. A quick look at the first PC,s (Apple 2b) then into PC,s. Digital research - dos and then into the real stuff 286's!!
It's nice to hear there are other youngsters like Joan hanging in here. If you ever contemplate marrying a third time, give me a ring. My wife is "computer illiterate", and drives me crazy when she ask me to come and help with popups like " Your printer is out of paper"

Although my experience in IT is fairly extensive it's a bit like saying I know all about T Model Fords. Any High School kid can quickly establish how little I know about the technical side of modern computing. The great thing about this board is it's like going back to school, with the best tutors money can buy, all prepared to suffer your ignorance and gently guide you. What I do think oldies like us can hopefully add to the mix is the one thing we have accumulated that doesn't get outdated, a little bit of the experience and accumulated wisdom that our advancing age should bring.

 

[davehc]

Yes. I know what you mean, Norm. My spare time interest, when young, because of budget limitations, used to be repairing my own cars - even to taking the top off the engine.
My kids don't want to know that I knew how to fix a 1959 Beetle.

 

[wysiwyg]

Hi,
Just broke 80 this year, spent 21 years at Aerospace in Engineering, dabbled with Amiga for the kids, but they lost interest, next foray was a PC, in 2000.

Needing something to pass the time, as I was housebound for nearly a year awaiting heart bypass.

Dabbled with Art, mainly oils, enough to get an A Cert.

Used to do a bit of car repairs and spraying, in the 60's, all in the past now.

Maybe not a computer whizz, but can get by, and theres always this site to put me on the right road.

 

[echrada]

I guess you mean Vassily Kadinski. That's some serious artwork. I do mainly landscapes and teach beginners up to novice. My brother takes over then, he is a seriously good professional Landscape Artist. With me it's a hobby and relaxation. I'd like to see one of your paintings?

Yes that is it - it is actually Wassily Kandinsky.

 

[darkassain]

i don't if there is any relevance to Norm but i have only heard his name at first and at first though that his name was Vassily but as i had to research on this painter i found out that his was indeed Wassily

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I believe that's how Russians and Germans pronounce (swap the sound) of V's and W's.

Maybe we're the ones that pronounce them wrong....















Later :shock: Ted