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~ WHO THE *HELL* DOES...DAVE PRICE THINK HE IS? ~
We're back again with a new team member. Regular readers should recognise
the name, Dave has been contributing articles on a regular basis almost from
the first issue. Dave hopes to bring us some more projects to build for the
ST, one in the pipeline is an I/O port using the MIDI sockets and perhaps
some simple electronic cicuits to use with it.
* Name: DAVE PRICE
* Age: 34
* Town: ASHFORD (KENT)
* Job: FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER - MARINE AND
INDUSTRIAL DIESEL ENGINES
* Interests (non computing): READING, ELECTRONICS, SHIPS (MODEL AND REAL)
LISTENING TO MUSIC.
* Previous computers: COMPUKIT 101, MICROTAN 65, ELECTRON
* Current computers: ATARI 520 STFM UPRATED TO 1MEG AND TOS1.4
MY SON HAS C64 AND DAUGHTER STILL USES ELECTRON
* What do you use your ST for: WORD PROCESSING, HOME ACCOUNTS, DATA STORAGE
PROGRAMMING AND EXPERIMENTING WITH ELECTRONIC
CIRCUITS. ALSO USE IT FOR WORK.
* Favourite software: GFA BASIC V3.6 (RECENT CONVERT FROM HISOFT)
WORDUP, DEVPAC, WERCS, SUPERCARD 2
* Favourite games: ELITE, FLIGHTSIM 2, WANT TO GET PROFLIGHT.
ANY GAME THAT INVOLVES USING THE GREY MATTER.
* Favourite PD/Shareware: DESK MANAGER 3.3, OPUS 2.2, FASTCOPY
SAGROTAN VIRUS KILLER, ST WRITER
MANY OTHERS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION
* Software turkeys: ST BASIC
* Likes about the ST world: THE AMOUNT OF EXCELLENT SOFTWARE IN
THE PD/SHAREWARE LIBRARIES.
GOOD COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
STEN. ST APPLICATIONS.
* Hates about the ST world: OVER PRICED SOFTWARE.
ST abUSER, ST reFORMAT.
THE LETHARGIC RESPONSE BY MANY USERS WHEN
ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE OR RESPOND TO THE LIKES
OF STEN.
(I HAVE JUST HEARD THAT GFA USER IS BEING
DISCONTINUED DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE FROM ITS
READERS. I WAS ABOUT TO SUBSCRIBE AS A NEW
USER OF GFA BASIC.)
* Favourite books: MOST BOOKS BY DOUGLAS REAMAN
L.RON HUBBARD'S MISSION EARTH SERIES
I ENJOY READING SO TEND TO READ ALL TYPES OF
BOOKS EXCEPT THOSE CONCERNING THE OCCULT.
* Books never finished: CAN'T THINK OF ANY.
* Favourite music LIGHT CLASSICAL, JAZZ, TOMITA, PUAL SIMON
GENESIS AND MOST OTHER TYPES.
* Music to cringe to: COMMERCIAL POP MUSIC AND OTHERS LIKE THE
'BIRDY SONG' ETC.
* Favourite films: PLATOON
STAR TREK, 1,2,3,4,5
HIGHLANDER 1,2
PREDATOR
* Most disappointing films: BATMAN
* Favourite T.V programmes: BLACKADDER
MR BEAN AND ANY OTHER ROWEN ATKINSON.
WILDLIFE
HORIZON AND EQUINOX
FALL AND RISE OF R.PERRIN
RAB C. NESBITT
* Channel changers: RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS.
SOAPS
MOST GAME SHOWS.
* Favourite food: TRADITIONAL SUNDAY DINNER
MALTESE DISHES.
* You call that food?: MOST FAST FOODS LIKE KENTUCKY FRIED PAP
* Favourite drink: REAL ALES, GUINESS, ANY REAL SCOTS MALT WHISKEY
(I'M NOT HINTING DAVE...........)
* Nope!, not thirsty PINTS OF CHEMICALS SOMETIMES KNOWN AS BEER
* Like about yourself: TRY TO DO MY BEST AT ANYTHING
(MY WIFE SAYS I'M VERY TRYING! CAN'T THINK WHAT
SHE MEANS.)
* Hate about yourself: OVER WIEGHT.
* Ultimate ambition: TO OWN AND LIVE ON A SEA GOING MOTOR CRUISER.
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