Ian's 'Naff' Page of Computer Pics

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Ian's

'Naff' Page of Computer Pics!

This page is a bit confused & disorganized at the moment - I originally started this web site as an attempt to find and regain contact with someone I had lost touch with some years ago and only added the computer pics page in order to make the site more 'interesting' to Google, Metacrawler and the other search-engines and improve the chances of getting it indexed. However, I still haven't gotten round to re-organizing the site yet, so as a result, the computer pictures are still on a separate page.

The page is also rather plain in appearance, as at the time, getting it online as soon as possible was more important than worrying about what it looked like and anyway, learning web page design and getting-to-grips with the niceties of 'Dreamweaver MX' was not something I was particularly interested in! - BTW, the grey page-colour has been used so as to act as a neutral background for the pictures. So....

Click here to go to my 'Naff Page of Computer Pics'

Click here to go to my 'Maanav Star' Page of Pics

Click here to go to my Hastings Page of Pics

Here's a link to 'Doc_Recovery' - my simple Win 95/98/98SE & ME document-recovery utility

About me: (Self-indulgent bit - probably of no interest to anyone but myself - may take it out later!)

I am 41 years of age (as of October 11 2003), and currently live on the Kent coast, in the South-East of England.

In 1985-6 I tutored evening class students in Computer Literacy, at Shepway Adult Education Centre in Folkestone, Kent, UK.

I did two years (1993-5) as a mature student at Canterbury Christ Church College, doing a BA/BSc Ext. in Science & Information Technology, before dropping-out due to financial dire straits.

Computers: I got interested in computers in 1981 (when I was 19) and built a 'Tangerine Microtan 65' microcomputer from a kit and taught myself 6502 assembler and BASIC programming on it.

Microtan enthusiasts can open (or download - right-click & 'Save Target As..') a PDF version of Jim Rew's 1981 'Microtan Companion' here:

Flying: I have been interested in flying all my life (well, since I can remember!) and was an Air Cadet in 2513 (New Romney) Squadron, Air Training Corps, 1975-77, and did some flying from RAF Manston on DHC-1 Chipmunks.(below)

At Manston, as the aircraft were all RAF machines, we had to wear seat-type parachutes. These fit tightly up against the backside, and in the aircraft you sit on them where they act as rather hard seat cushions. As it was inconvenient to put them on in the aircraft, a dining room chair was provided and was positioned by the aircraft with the parachute placed on it. The Cadet then sat on the 'chute and the straps were done up TIGHTLY. (the straps of the harness passed between the legs and HAD to be tight, otherwise, if you ever subsequently had to use the parachute, the jerk of it opening would cause you to 'do yourself an injury') Unfortunately, when the straps were properly tight it became almost impossible to stand-up or walk properly. The sight of a would-be aviator proceeding to the aircraft almost bent-double, clambering up onto the wing root of the Chipmunk, and then managing somehow to get himself into the cockpit, was quite amusing. Naturally, it was less funny when it was your turn!

RAF Manston was (the airfield is still there, but it's no longer an RAF Station) situated in the South-East of Kent, and we used to fly over Dover Castle, which was even more impressive when seen fron the air.

The Chipmunk was designed by de Havilland Canada as a replacement for the Tiger Moth and first flew in 1946. It was a nice little aeroplane.

And music! My favourite bands used to be, 'The Stranglers', 'The Sex Pistols' and 'The Ruts' but I have 'matured' a bit and progressed to 'Buggles', 'New Musik', 'YMO' (Yellow Magic Orchestra), 'Yello', 'The Art of Noise', 'Kraftwerk', 'Peter Gabriel', 'Xmal Deutschland', 'The Fall', 'Portishead', 'R.E.M.', 'Robert Miles', 'The the', 'Talking Heads', 'Tom Tom Club', 'The Doors', 'Pink Floyd', 'Jimi Hendrix Experience', 'Led Zeppelin', 'Siouxsie & the Banshees', 'The Cure', 'Booker T. & the MG's', 'U2', 'The Only Ones', 'Go-Go's', 'ZZ Top', 'B-52's', 'New Order', 'Martha & the Muffins', 'Propaganda', 'Colourbox', 'ACT', 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark', 'The Teardrop Explodes', 'Julian Cope', 'Bob Marley & the Wailers', 'Rainbow', 'The Clash', 'Big Audio Dynamite', 'Public Image Limited' (P.I.L.), 'The Boomtown Rats', 'Human League', 'Whitesnake', 'Japan', 'Squeeze', 'Electric Light Orchestra' (ELO), 'XTC', 'The Dickies', 'The Barracudas', 'Our Daughter's Wedding', 'The Fixx', 'The Undertones', 'The Members', 'The Buzzcocks', 'The Darling Buds', 'Dalek I Love You', 'Fashion', 'The Tubes', 'Flash & the Pan', 'The Skids', 'Sham 69', 'Generation X', 'The Adverts', 'Bros', 'The Icicle Works', 'INXS', 'Steely Dan', 'The Eagles', 'Donald Fagan', ' 'Prefab Sprout', 'Fleetwood Mac', 'Level 42', 'Steve Miller Band', 'Hall & Oates', 'Lynyrd Skynyrd', 'Robert Cray Band', 'Torch Song', 'The Smiths', 'The Stone Roses', 'The Charlatans', 'Split Enz', 'The Lightning Seeds', 'Moloko' and other stuff, mostly from the seventies & eighties.

'Song Lyrics' - A large collection of lyrics ordered alphabetically by artist!

I also like the following comedic treats: 'The Goon Show', 'Monty Py-thon's Flying Circ-us', 'Ripping Yarns', 'Rutland Weekend Television', 'The Goodies', 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again', 'Round The Horne', 'Beyond Our Ken', 'Take it From Here' ('The Glums'), 'Hancock's Half-Hour', 'The Men from the Ministry', 'The Benny Hill Show', 'The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy', 'Not The Nine O'clock News', 'Red Dwarf', 'Blackadder', 'The Young Ones', 'Chelmsford 123', 'The Now Show', 'Parson's & Naylors Pull-Out Sections', 'Radio Active' ('KYTV'), 'People Like Us' ('Roy Mallard'), 'Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off', 'Father Ted', 'Delve Special', 'The Burkiss Way', 'The Brittas Empire', 'It's Been a Bad Week', 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue', 'Black Books', Spike Milligan's 'Q5','Q6','Q7' and 'Q8', 'The Mark Steel Solution/Lectures', 'Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation'.

This site was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and no discernable talent.