Chronology of moleski.net

Prologue: The Catholic University of America (1982-1986)

My life with computers began while I was theoretically studying systematic theology at The Catholic University of America. I knew that I wanted to do my dissertation on a computer, so I signed up to learn how to use the DEC PDP-10 minicomputer. I learned how to get help, print out pages, and work with "sed," i.e., "son of ed."

Frank Gignac, SJ, borrowed a Timex Sinclair 1000 computer from a parishioner in Laurel, Maryland. I hooked it up to our TV in the dining room and spent several days playing with BASIC. It didn't take much to distract me from my studies!

In the summer of 1983, I wrote a couple of programs in BASIC on a Tandy Radio Shack Model 1 (TRS-80) at Murray-Weigel Hall on the Bronx campus of Fordham University. I started with BYTE articles, then expanded the programs by adding my own ideas and code.

The house purchased a Victor 9000 in 1983. I got my own Victor 9000 in 1984. I was active in the Capital Area Victor Users Group from 1983-1986 and produced the "Capital Area Victor Information eXchange" (CAVIX) for them for a couple of years.