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| ===== Trivia ===== | ===== Trivia ===== |
| * First computer: [[wp>vic20|Commodore VIC-20]]((Christmas gift from Dad)), 1980 | * First computer: [[wp>vic20|Commodore VIC-20]]((Christmas gift from Dad)), no modem or disk drive, 1981 |
| * First BBS experience: Delightful Dialer on an [[wp>Apple_II_Plus|Apple II+]]((Mike's computer)) connecting to mostly [[wp>GBBS]]((e.g. The Beast's Domain)), 1982 | * First BBS experience: Delightful Dialer on an [[wp>Apple_II_Plus|Apple II+]]((Mike's computer)) connecting to mostly [[wp>GBBS]]((e.g. The Beast's Domain)), 1982 |
| * First Sysop experiences: [[wp>Telix]] Host script, then [[wp>WWIV]] on a PC-XT clone, 1988 | * First Sysop experiences: [[wp>Telix]] Host script, then [[wp>WWIV]] on a 10MHz PC-XT clone, 1988 |
| * Alias inspired by the [[http://www.rush.com/|Rush]] [[http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627056448550140|song]] of the same name from the [[wp>Signals_(album)|Signals]] album of 1982 | * Alias was inspired by the [[http://www.rush.com/|Rush]] [[http://p.rhap.com/Tra.1754474|song]] of the same name from the [[wp>Signals_(album)|Signals]] album of 1982 |
| * In-use on public Bulletin Board Systems by me since 1982 | * In-use on public Bulletin Board Systems by me since 1982 |
| * Lower-case spelling inspired by the [[http://vt100.net/dec/logo|DEC logo]] | * Lower-case spelling inspired by the [[http://vt100.net/dec/logo|DEC logo]] |
| | * Running Synchronet BBS software since July 17, 1991 |
| | * Played drums on rock album (Weedpuller) for sale on [[http://www.amazon.com/Weedpuller-Explicit/dp/B01AKIA68M/|Amazon]], [[https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/weedpuller/id1066094336?mt=1&app=music|iTunes]], also streaming on [[https://open.spotify.com/artist/6952uz0sZATGScRMlJvLEt|Spotify]] |
| | * Patent author (4 times) |
| | * Internet draft author (https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-swindell-ptsc-hdr-00) |
| ===== Other Pages ===== | ===== Other Pages ===== |
| * [[http://swindellfamily.com/|Family Photo Albums]] | * [[wiki:user:digital_man|Blog]] |
| * [[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=548794902|Facebook Profile]] | * [[http://www.facebook.com/rrswindell|Facebook Profile]] |
| * [[http://myspace.com/digitlman|MySpace Profile]] | |
| * [[http://www.youtube.com/user/rswindell|YouTube Channel]] | * [[http://www.youtube.com/user/rswindell|YouTube Channel]] |
| * [[http://weedpuller.com/html/rob.html|Weedpuller Personal Page]] (from the 90s) | * [[http://soundcloud.com/rob-swindell|SoundCloud page]] |
| | * [[http://weedpuller.us/html/rob.html|Weedpuller Personal Page]] (from the 90s) |
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| ===== Hobbies ===== | ===== Hobbies ===== |
| * Playing, teaching, recording/mixing/producing [[http://weedpuller.com/html/rob's_drums.html|drums]] and other instruments | * Playing, teaching, recording/mixing/producing [[http://weedpuller.us/html/rob's_drums.html|drums]] and other instruments |
| * Computer programming (mostly in C/C++ and JavaScript) | * Computer programming (mostly in C/C++ and JavaScript) |
| * Karaoke (performing and jockeying) | * Karaoke (performing and jockeying) |
| * Listening to [[#favorite_bands|music]] and going to concerts | * Listening to [[#favorite_bands|music]] and going to concerts |
| * Watching [[http://www.netflix.com/|Netflix]] and [[http://angelsbaseball.com|Angels Baseball]] | * Watching [[http://www.netflix.com/|Netflix]], [[http://plex.tv|Plex]], [[http://angelsbaseball.com|Angels Baseball]] |
| * Making [[http://www.youtube.com/user/rswindell|videos]] | * Making [[http://www.youtube.com/user/rswindell|videos]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/c/Synchronet|For Synchronet Sysops]]) |
| | * [[http://techdorks.net|Podcasting]] |
| * [[http://www.xbox.com/live/|Xbox-Live]] (gamertag: digitlman) | * [[http://www.xbox.com/live/|Xbox-Live]] (gamertag: digitlman) |
| | * HAM operator: [[http://www.qrz.com/db/wx6yyz|WX6YYZ]] |
| | * Weather [[http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KCANORCO2|station]] operator |
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| ===== Bands Play In / Recorded With ===== | ===== Bands Played-In / Recorded-With ===== |
| * [[http://weedpuller.com/|Weedpuller]] [[http://swindellfamily.com/weedpuller|more photos]] | * [[http://weedpuller.us/|Weedpuller]] |
| * [[http://myspace.com/loonsmusic/|The Loons]] [[http://swindellfamily.com/theloons|photos]] [[http://loons.swindellfamily.com/|more photos]] | * [[http://myspace.com/loonsmusic/|The Loons]] |
| | * [[http://web.synchro.net/?page=002-files.xjs&dir=dresden|Dresden (a.k.a. Threshold, a.k.a. Vertrauen)]] |
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| ===== Favorite Bands ===== | ===== Favorite Bands ===== |
| * [[http://nofxofficialwebsite.com/|NOFX]] | * [[http://nofxofficialwebsite.com/|NOFX]] |
| * [[http://pinkfloyd.com|Pink Floyd]] | * [[http://pinkfloyd.com|Pink Floyd]] |
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| ==== Neil Peart and I at least have *something* in common ==== | ==== Neil Peart and I at least have *something* in common ==== |
