My Ideal Job

I prefer to work from my home office. I have created an efficient development lab with DSL internet access, web servers, and my favorite programming tools.

My best customers have OS/2 software that has worked for years, and it is not economical to  move the software to another platform, and yet changes are needed. I can provide this customer the OS/2 support he needs quickly, without a lot of fuss and bother, and at a fair price.

If I can work on problem hardware in my office, I can attach it to my network, accessing my entire collection of diagnostic and programming tools. Too frequently, I go to a customer site to solve a problem which would be trivial to solve in my office, only to be hampered by the customer's lack of OS/2 resources.

I love to work with smart people.

Between assignments, I'm developing the Blonde Guy OS/2 Information web site. I've written a bit about the process of building the web site. I work with designers for graphics and layout. I code the back end pieces in Java using IBM WebSphere. I've written the front end with HTML, Javascript and a few Java applets. I'm hosting the site on an OS/2 server running Lotus Domino Go Webserver.

Office Resources

• Server running OS/2 Warp Server for e-business
• Workstations running eComStation, OS/2 Warp 4, OS/2 Warp 3, Windows 98
• Notebook running eComStation, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Workstation running Mac OS X
• Notebook running Mac OS X
• CD and DVD Burning
• Color Laser and ink-jet printers
• wired 100 base T and 802.11 wireless network
• DSL internet connection

Computers

The benchmarks for the computers are obtained with SysBench 0.9.5

littlebopeep

• Warp Server for e-business Convenience Pack w/FP 4
• IBM Thinkpad T21 [2647-4AU] with docking station
• Intel Pentium III Coppermine 700 (606 CPU integer-marks)
• 384 MB RAM
• S3 Savage MX (70 PM-Graphics-marks)
• CD-RW/DVD ROM
• 60 GB EIDE hard disk
• USB 2.0 in docking station

rambopeep

• eComStation 2.0 rc 4
• 2000 MHz Celeron (1346.021 CPU integer-marks)
• 768 MB RAM
• Graphics SIS 32 MB RAM (31.004 PM-Graphics-marks)
• C-Media 8738 Audio
• 2 Realtek 8139 Fast Ethernet Adapters
• DVD writer
• 200 GB EIDE hard disk
• 250 GB removable EIDE hard disk
• USB 2.0

dumbopeep

• eComStation 1.2
• 2400 MHz Celeron (1551.434 CPU integer-marks)
• 1024 MB RAM (but some used for video memory)
• Intel 82865G integrated graphics (169.087 PM-Graphics-marks)
• ESS Solo PCI Audio
• Intel network adapter
• Realtek 8139 Fast Ethernet Adapter
• CD writer
• 80 GB SATA hard disk
• 160 GB removable EIDE hard disk
• 40 GB removable EIDE hard disk
• USB 2.0

robopeep (IBM ThinkPad T43)

• eComStation 2.0 rc4
• 2000 MHz Mobile Pentium (2222 CPU integer-marks)
• 2048 MB RAM
• ATI X300 32MB (272 PM-Graphics-marks)
• Broadcom gigabit network adapter
• Intel a/b/g wifi adapter
• 60 GB EIDE hard disk
• DVD writer
• USB 2.0