Hey, welcome to my blog!
My name is Daniel Feiler, and my journey into the world of IT and programming began in 1984, when I was just 9 years old. Back then I started programming on a Commodore C64, first in BASIC and then in assembler.Yes, those were the days!
My friends, if they had a computer, used it primarily for gaming. Back then, games and other software were often stored on a data cassette. But even that required a little knowledge; to load a program, the command LOAD or LOAD <program name> had to be entered. You were then asked to press the play button on the data cassette. (Beware of anyone who hadn't rewound beforehand)
I didn't have a data cassette myself, but the more advanced 51/4 inch floppy disk drives. The load command was a little more difficult, but it was quicker and you could also use multiple floppy disk drives. You had to enter either LOAD 8 or LOAD <program name> 8. For assembler programs it was usually LOAD 8.1
For those who don't know: A datasette was a cassette drive for the C64 that saved programs and data on audio cassettes. Loading a game could take forever - but hey, patience is a virtue!
In 1989 the first PC came into the house - a real powerhouse with an Intel 8088 CPU and a gigantic 10 MB hard drive. No, I didn't make a typo, it really was 10 megabytes. I continued to program diligently in BASIC on it. Assembler on the PC was really scary in my opinion thanks to the great memory management of the Intel CPU, maybe I was just spoiled by the C64. Two years later, in 1991, the next upgrade came: a PC with a 20286 CPU and an incredible 40 MB hard drive. That was the moment when I switched from BASIC/Assembler to Turbo C.
In 1993 my trusty PC was upgraded again - this time to a PC with a 20386 CPU plus math co-processor (20387) and a second 80 MB hard drive. Here I continued programming in Turbo C and then treated myself to Borland C/C++, which also made it possible to write programs for Windows 3.0.
Oh yes, and don't forget the good old data storage devices: the huge 5 1/4 inch floppy disks and the slightly more manageable 3 1/2 inch floppy disks. Who doesn't remember the sound of the floppy disk drive? That was always a welcome time for a coffee break, after all, loading the program or the OS took several minutes.
From 1996 onwards I also became very intensively involved with network technology and started using the Internet. First with a modest 28k modem, then later with ISDN and channel bundling via a self-built Linux router. During this time I acquired in-depth knowledge of network technology - from cabling (BNC and twisted pair) to the network protocols Ethernet and TCP/IP.
In 1997 I then started my own hardware and software business. But in 2000 I received an offer of permanent employment that I simply couldn't refuse.
And here we are! On this blog I would like to share my experiences, tips and tricks from the IT and developer world. So grab a coffee (or tea) and let's immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of IT together!
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