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It Was 20 Years Ago Today…..

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Barry

It was 20 years ago – 15 May 1992 – that I opened the doors at Ireland On-Line. Operating out of my house in Galway, and with only a credit card as working capital, it was the culmination of 9 … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Linux!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Barry

Wow, 20 years. I still remember the fun I had back in 1992 installing the MCC Interim 0.95c+ on an old 386. The entire distro consisted of two floppy disks – a boot/root disk and a utilities disk. Unfortunately it did … Continue reading →

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ICT Expo Asterisk Presentation from 2005

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Barry

Back in 2005 I had given a couple of talks at the Dublin ICT Expo – one on Asterisk, and one on Xen. Two of my favourite technologies at the time (and still are!) For posterity (and because I have … Continue reading →

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Old Presentation from 2005 on Xen

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Barry

Back in 2005 I had given a couple of talks at the Dublin ICT Expo – one on Asterisk, and one on Xen. Two of my favourite technologies at the time (and still are!) After the show someone approached me … Continue reading →

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