Hi Russell,

>> Oh, I know that's true ... I'm still helping out my daughter with
>> Grad school.  I understand, really.  It's not easy, and it gets
>> expensive..

> I got one in High School, one in Primary School, and the little one in the
> creche. :-)

Ouch :)  The ones in High School were the big expense for us :)  Then
college came.. bigger ouch 

I think ours were maybe 6 and 8 when we started with computers.. good
ages.. I taught them to program as well  I had the time, which was
a big difference, I think.. If Ron had tried to learn alone, I doubt any of
that would have happened .

When we moved to NY in May, I actually found one of my daughters' early
programs and boy, did we have a laugh.. it was called "groof"
(don't ask me where she got that from ).. it maps out screen
locations with boxes, ends up on one with a ball, and says, "Enter
this screen location:". If you get it wrong, it then says, "You
lose! study harder! The END!" 

>> software firm he's working with now, FP Technologies. But our aim was
>> to enter the computer field as full time employees.. many people don't
>> go that far, and I can understand their not wanting to, or not being
>> able to do so.

> If I really wanted to, I probably could move into the computer field, ie.
> software/hardware support, but wonder how long before I bounced a lame users
> head of off his desk. :-)

hahahaha :) Dealing with customer support for hardware/software is not
easy, that's for sure :)

>>> Also if I am going to do any amout of programming then I definitely
>>> want a faster system than I have at present. :-)

>> Sure, when you get to a point, that's true.

> I have a few tutorials already, just trying to locate a free Borland C++
> compiler for the Windows platform I believe exists.

I can find the link for you.. I had it here somewhere, if someone doesn't
post it before I find it :)

>> Maybe you can find some decent online tutorials that are free and
>> have
>> a look at them one day when you find yourself with a little time on
>> your hands..    I know those days don't come often, but for me at
>> least, it happens now and again.

> I get those time to time, not that I ever lack something to do during those
> times. :-))

Heh.. Sounds like Ron these days too.. You'd think that with a new house,
everything would be in good shape.. we're finding that not to be so true :(
It's an old victorian, built in the mid 1800's, which is what we wanted,
and we expected there to be a lot of upkeep.. but it turns out the previous
owners weren't quite honest about things like the upstairs bathrooms and no
leaks, that kind of thing .  At least he can fix these things
himself, which is a bit cheaper than it might have been :)

Take care,
Janis

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