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- T H E T R Y S T R E A D E R S' I N T E R V I E W S
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- in which Cliff Ratcliffe tells us more about himself
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- WHO AM I?
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- Name: Cliff Ratcliffe
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- Age : 52
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- Town: Hinckley, Leicestershire
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- Job : W/B C.N.C Programmer/Setter/Operator.
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- Non-computing interests: Reading.
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- Previous computer/s:
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- I had a P.C. up to a few weeks ago but hardly ever used it. So I sold it.
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- Current computer/s:
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- ATARI STE with 4 Meg RAM, TOS 1.6 with Disk version of TOS 3.1.
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- Additional hardware:
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- H/P Desk Jet 510 Printer & Panasonic 24 Pin Printer.
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- What do you use your computer for: Mostly W/P & Database.
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- Top application software: Supercard. Excellent tool.
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- Top entertainment software: Don't use them.
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- Top PD/Shareware: Haven't got any preferences.
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- Hardware turkeys: None.
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- Software turkeys: Superbase. Makes hard work of a simple job.
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- What do you like about the ST world: Friendly people.
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- What do you dislike about the ST world: Not enough outlets & users.
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- What do you dislike about the ST: Nothing
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- What was your first article to appear in KelAUG: Haven't done one yet.
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- What computer/peripherals would you buy (to a maximum of £1000):
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- Hard drive & scanner
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- What computer/peripherals would you buy (with unlimited funds): See above
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- Recommended books:
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- Haven't seen any on Ataris. But my favourite authors are Tom Clancy,
- Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham.
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- Books to avoid: Romantic novels.
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- Recommended music: Simply Red, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dire Straits
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- Music to avoid: House
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- Recommended Films/TV:
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- Don't watch much TV but I do like Drop the Dead Donkey and One Foot in the
- Grave. I like Jimmy Cagney movies.
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- Films/TV to avoid: None really
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- Favourite food:
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- My wife makes the best Pasta Bake I have ever eaten, especially with
- cheese on the top, and when it's cooked she sticks it under the grill and
- crisps up the cheese.
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- Eat *what*?!: Anything. My wife says I'm a pig when it comes to food.
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- Favourite drink:
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- Alcoholic: Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Canadian Club Rye Whiskey.
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- Non Alcoholic: Tea or Real Coffee. (Beans, I hate instant)
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- Drink *what*?!: ?
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- What would you do if you had unlimited funds (no 'pooter stuff):
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- We would travel round the world.
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- Free for all - tel us about yourself:
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- I am married with two kids. My son is 30 years old (and still living with
- us!). My daughter is 28 and married (she lives in Coventry). We have been
- married for 32 years. We like travelling (but not in the car, because I
- hate driving, especially on the roads of today. Most of today's drivers are
- mad.
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- I work for an engineering company that makes parts for the aerospace
- industry.
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- I really like using my Atari computer (my wife says I think more of it
- than I do of her).
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- I also read a lot, although my favourite authors don't publish books too
- often. My really favourite auther is Patricia Cornwell, who writes crime
- thrillers. I have just finished her latest. I wasn't impressed with the
- ending but the story was good. I drive a 14 year old AUDI 100 that I have
- had for 10 years just keeps going and going. People keep asking me when I
- am going to swap it, but why should I when it gets us around o/k.
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