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= Tom Sparks
Lightning Ridge, Australia
 "It's a nerdy thing I like to do"
== About Name ==
a general description of the person goes here
== Behaviours ==
=== Learning ===
=== Use ===
=== Sharing ===
=== Adoption ===		 = Tom Sparks =
== Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia ==
== Warwick, Queensland, Australia (selling house) ==
'''"It's a nerdy thing I like to do"'''
== About Me ==
 * I discovered floss software about 2000
 * I started playing around with ubuntu about 2006/7 after hear about Windows Vista
 * I started fully using ubuntu about late 2009
 * Now the whole house is Ubuntu powered :)
 * I am also retro computer user
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== Why using Ubuntu? ==
== Why a challenge? ==
== Life Goals ==
== Experience Goals ==
== Social networking profile ==
== Suggestions ==
=== Web ===
=== Desktop ===		 currently I have 4 computers running ubuntu (xubuntu)
 * mythtv eeepc nettop b202 xubuntu 10.04 (lost in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Queensland_floods|Queensland's floods]]) :(
 * XMBC eeepc netbook 701SD xubuntu 10.04
 * eeepc netbook 901 xubuntu 10.04
 * Compaq laptop xubuntu 10.04
 * Desktop xubuntu 10.04

some of my retro computer hardware:
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500|Amiga A500]]
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1200|Amiga A1200]]
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam440ep|SAM440]] running [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_4|Amiga OS 4.1.2]]
 * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iziP0cQhOFY|Roland DXY-1300 pen plotter]]
 * [[http://www.cutok.com/|Cutok DC330 cutter/pen plotter]]

Some of my Retro Computer software:
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_4|Amiga OS 4.1.2]]
 * [[http://www.amigaforever.com/premium/|Amiga forever 2006 Premium Edition]] (workbench 3.X)
 * [[http://www.amigaforever.com/plus/|Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition]] (workbench 3.X)
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_versions#AmigaOS_3.0.2C_3.1|Workbench 3.1]]
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_versions#Workbench_2.0.2C_2.04.2C_2.05.2C_2.1|Workbench 2.04]]
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOS_versions#Kickstart.2FWorkbench_1.0.2C_1.1.2C_1.2.2C_1.3|Workbench 1.2]]
 * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin4D|Aladdin 4D 5.0]]

Wanted:
 *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC_OS|RiscOS system]],
GEOS system (C64/C128),
Atari ST,
Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only)

I currently volunteer 2 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday) at my [[http://www.lightningridgecommunity.com/|local neighborhood center]] with computer related issues, I try to promote FLOSS software as much as I can


I have converted about 11 computers in the community and count to xubuntu :)
I don't know if the people are still using ubuntu after I install it

Tom Sparks

Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia

Warwick, Queensland, Australia (selling house)

"It's a nerdy thing I like to do"

About Me

  • I discovered floss software about 2000
  • I started playing around with ubuntu about 2006/7 after hear about Windows Vista
  • I started fully using ubuntu about late 2009

  • Now the whole house is Ubuntu powered Smile :)

  • I am also retro computer user

currently I have 4 computers running ubuntu (xubuntu)

  • mythtv eeepc nettop b202 xubuntu 10.04 (lost in the Queensland's floods) Sad :(

  • XMBC eeepc netbook 701SD xubuntu 10.04
  • eeepc netbook 901 xubuntu 10.04
  • Compaq laptop xubuntu 10.04
  • Desktop xubuntu 10.04

some of my retro computer hardware:

Some of my Retro Computer software:

Wanted:

GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only)

I currently volunteer 2 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday) at my local neighborhood center with computer related issues, I try to promote FLOSS software as much as I can

I have converted about 11 computers in the community and count to xubuntu Smile :) I don't know if the people are still using ubuntu after I install it

tomsparks (last edited 2013-07-03 20:18:36 by CPE-58-164-1-122)