@ksbhaskar: You and I are very much the same. Punch cards and a big old IBM computer using Fortran 4. Same time frame as well. Joined our Navy in 1973, computers were non-existent unless you were in the weapons/ops world, I was not - pump kicker (marine engineering type) by trade.
Bought my first computer in '85 (IBM PC Jr) when I went back to college. Wasn’t going to do the typewriter thing, and been using computers since then.
I always thought that we would have a moon base by the late’80s early '90s, but there is more to this than expected, specifically logistics.
I digress. I like a challenge and using Linux is a challenge regardless of the variant.
We must be distantly related. Also, one of my favorite sayings is, “Old age and treachery defeats youth and skill every time.” Work sneakier, not smarter.
@SdW: High School in Barrie, just north of Toronto. Computer courses started in Grade 10, so I was in grade 10 in 1969 (? - close enough).
What I find interesting is the number of people who are into the Linux world, Linux certification as well. Won’t be travelling the certification path, fewer birthdays in front of me than behind, intend to enjoy every minute, but will apprise myself of what I think should be required reading/learning for myself.
Back in the '90s it was MS/Windows certification. Probably had Mac and Linux as well but I was only aware of the one. Worked with a UK exchange officer who had been the marine systems officer on a ship in the Falklands - he had some interesting stories to tell. He did his certification in Canada because it was less expensive than in the UK.
