Ethan Blanton<p>By way of <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>, this is my <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDF</span></a> alt account for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@elb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elb@mastodon.sdf.org</span></a></span>, where the timelines are getting wonky.</p><p>Long time <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a> guy (mid-90s), <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/SystemsProgrammer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemsProgrammer</span></a>, and lover of all things <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a>. I have a <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/PDP11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDP11</span></a> (or four), <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPM</span></a> and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> microcomputers of various stripes, and I love <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terminal</span></a>:s.</p><p><a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> operator (KB8OJH) and <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VintageRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageRadio</span></a> enthusiast – Central Electronics, Drake, Electro-Voice, etc. <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/VacuumTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VacuumTube</span></a>/#Valve radios preferred!</p><p>Professional <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/educator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educator</span></a>.</p>