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Information
Gareth / Val / Marcus / Andrea / Brian /
Deb(Diane) / Grandad / Grandma
University of Liverpool
1965
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
University of Aston
1986 Master
of Science
Open
University
1987
Bachelor of Arts
Liverpool University
1987-1992 Research Assistant - Faculty of
Medicine - Department of General Practice
Liverpool University
1993-1996 Technical Director - Unit for
Primary Care Epidemiology - Department of Primary Care
Ludlow College
2000-2001
European Computer Driving Licence
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- Electronics
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- Having had an interest in firstly
Radio and then Electronics since my sixth form days I have continued to
develop my hobbyist interest until in the mid 70's I put together my first
one-board microcomputer (Nascom 1) leading to my main interest in
microcomputers today.
- Computer Hardware and
Software
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- Following on from the Nascom 1, I
acquired a Tandy Model I followed by a Tandy Model III (from my friend Dave
Law) which further wetted my appetite for microcomputers. There followed the
superb Tandy 100 one of the first laptop computers which were so popular with
journalists of the day.
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- I then obtained a Dragon 32
succeeded by a Dragon 64 Colour microcomputer and then my first IBM PC
compatible machine, a Tandy 1000 (buying the first machine available in the
UK), although the compatibility was far less then 100%.
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- Since then I have acquired IBM
Compatible 286, 386, 486 and Pentium II machines. I also have a Rock 386
Portable machine. I have retained all of these computers except, regretfully,
the Dragon 64 and the Tandy Model 1, the remaining form the core of my
microcomputer 'museum'.
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- My current computer is a Vale
Platinum Pentium III 600MHz, 30Gb 128K RAM with a Yamaha sound system, a
Matrox Millenium G400 Dual-head graphics card, a Matshita SR-8585DVD drive, a
HP 970Cxi printer, a US Robotics 56K Professional Message Modem, an Onstream
30Gb ADR backup drive, a Hewlett-Packard 5300C flat-bed scanner and a Hewlett
Packard Surestore CD-Writer 7100E.
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- Recent additions include a Kodak
USB Flash card reader for use with a Kodak DC3800 Digital Camera. Associated
with the above system is a DV500 Digital Video capture card with Adobe
Premiere v6 software for digital video editing in conjunction with a Sony
DCR-TRV120 Camcorder.
Hill Walking
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- I have been an avid walker since
my mountaineering days at Liverpool University in the 60's when I enjoyed
rock-climbing. Age has taken its toll since then and I now limit myself to
gentler slopes these days.
- Music
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- I have a comprehensive taste in
music ranging from the popular music of the 60's 70's and 80's, through jazz
and including classical music. I vividly recall going to my first real concert
at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall when Dave Brubeck came to perform in the
early 60's. I particularly enjoyed the Organ Recitals in St Georges Hall in
Liverpool and recently have been to concerts at the NEC given by Eurythmics,
Sade and Sting.
Electronic mail address
btong@globalnet.co.uk
mailto:brian@btongue.freeserve.co.uk
Web
address
http://users.globalnet.co.uk/~btong
http://homepages.which.net/~brian.tongue
Telephone
01584 810015
FAX
number
01584 819407
©Brian J. Tongue 1999
Last
revised: October 20, 2001.