June 2024
Beginner
432 pages
11h 1m
English
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About the Author
Mark L. Chambers has been a technology author, computer consultant, BBS sysop, programmer, and hardware technician for over 40 years, pushing computers far beyond “normal” performance limits for decades. His first love affair with a computer peripheral blossomed in 1984 when he bought a lightning-fast 300 bps modem for his Atari 400. Now he spends entirely too much time on the internet and drinks far too much caffeine-laden soda.
With a degree in journalism and creative writing from Louisiana State University, Mark took the logical career path: programming computers. However, after five years as a COBOL programmer for a hospital system, he decided there must be a better way to earn a living. So he became Documentation Manager for Datastorm Technologies, a well-known communications software developer. Somewhere in between writing software manuals, Mark began writing computer how-to books. His first book, Running a Perfect BBS, was published in 1994. After a short 30 years, Mark is a best-selling technology author (and very happy to boot)!
His pastimes include building scale models, watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball, playing his three pinball machines, playing both classic and cutting-edge computer games, supercharging computers, and rendering 3D flights of fancy. During these activities, he listens to just about every type of music imaginable, with a Music library of well over 100 GB.
Mark’s expanding pantheon of books includes iMac For Dummies, 11th Edition; ...
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