It was around 1980 thereabouts when I bought my TRS-80 Model 1 16K Level 2 machine. I was already married with 3 kids and was on my 3rd job after college (I earned my BSEE in 1975). If I recall correctly, that machine cost me about $750. It was a pretty big purchase for us because I was not making a lot of money then.
It sounds like you had/have a very interesting job. Signal processing was an area that I had an interest in when pursuing my masters (which I did not receive until 1995 - 20 years after my bachelors). Shortly after getting my MSEE, I transferred from Seattle to Houston to work on a NASA contract as a software test engineer for the International Space Station. I didn't really use my electronics background too much at work after that. This was okay since I really loved working with NASA on the space station. I retired in August 2020 after first moving to Illinois with my wife to be near the kids and grandkids. The work you do for the Model 100 Users Group is greatly appreciated. I have found the information at www.club100.org to be extremely helpful. Lloyd -----Original Message----- From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> On Behalf Of Ken Pettit Sent: Friday, August 27, 2021 3:54 PM To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Yet Another Calendar Program... becoming a bit OT though Hey Lloyd, For me is was the 4K Model I with Level 1 BASIC that I learned on. Only I couldn't afford one only being in the 7th grade, so I rode my bike to the Radio Shack in Clarksville, Indiana every day after school and sat in front of their display model. Spent no telling how many countless hours doing that. I work at a small company in San Diego called IQ-Analog Corp. We develop high speed ADC and DAC converters (high speed being 64GS/s) with integrated DSP, processors, etc. For the previous 4 years I was the VP of Engineering there and chief digital architect. But I stepped down as VP last summer because of my cardiac issues and the need to reduce my stress level, so now I am just a Technical Director an Chief Digital Architect. I actually convinced the CEO to hire my old boss from 1997-2004 timeframe at Conexant Systems Inc. to be the new VP of Engineering, so life is good now. :) Ken
