## page was copied from yourname Do not consider myself as old just was an available moniker. ##master-page:HomepageTemplate ## {{Link to picture, these brackets embed.}} || '''Launchpad ID''': || https://launchpad.net/~oldfred || || '''GPG Key''' || 2048R/D2D5731B || || '''Ubuntu Forums''': || http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=852711 || || '''Email''': || fpalmer19@comcast.net || == About Me == Started with computers in a math class learning Assembler & Fortran with IBM 3094 or Illiac II, in the last year before they had a CS Department. First PC was a GBC System 12 (Northstar) S-100 dual floppy. Started with Linux in late 1990's with Redhat 5 & 7. Never really used either as work was Windows and really did not have time to tinker. Retired in June, 2006 & installed Ubuntu in December 2006 when I built a new computer. Had planned on leaving Window XP and converted to Firefox, Thunderbird & OpenOffice in Windows, so my wife and I would not have a huge learning curve converting operating systems. Installed Ubuntu and loved it, my wife still had some issues so we dual booted. Promised to be 100% Ubuntu for quite a while, only 95% so far. Enjoy golf, running & being a snowbird. (Or one who does not stay in Chicago when it snows.) == Team Memberships == {*} ubuntuforums.org Staff - Joined on 2011-09-10 == Contributions to the Ubuntu Community == Joined Ubuntu Forums June 9th, 2009 and have been active in trying to help users get started. Primarily working on boot issues in Installation & Upgrades, General Help or Absolute Beginner Talk. Learned a lot about booting and grub/grub2 from many other users & hope some have learned from me. Enjoy solving issues with dual/multiboot with multiple copies of Ubuntu or other systems. Resolved many grub & grub2 issues for users and hope to be able to continue helping others and now keeping forums as a place to go to for solutions.