Let me get this started by introducing my self

Let me get this started by introducing my self

I am an IT Consultant that enjoys all things technology related. Recently I have been getting back to my computing roots and exploring what the kids these days call "retro computing" though for me it's just personal history. ;')
The very first computer I owned myself was a Commodore Vic-20. My parents told me that I could not have any games for it and if I wanted to play them I would have to program them myself. I set out to do just that and in the process found out I was more interested in the programming and understanding the technology than the games. I've been a devout nerd ever since. 
I've gone through many computers in my day including, but not limited to:
- Commodore Vic-20
- Commodore 64
- Amiga 500 loaded with a Bodega Bay, CSA 030 board, SCSI, Retina BLT Z2, Ethernet, etc.
- A2000/030 HD
- A4000 040/HD
- A3000T/040 (my pride and joy. I spent years building the ultimate Amiga out of this beast. So much so that I'll have to devote an entire post to it some day)
- CDTV (OK, really the CDTV adapter for the A500)
- IBM RT 6150 RISC workstations
- Various ThinkPads
- Custom built PC's
- Various Mac's

After the Commodore and Amiga days, I moved through various PC's and Mac's. I've run OS/2 Warp, BSD, Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Currently my primary personal system(s) are PC's running Linux (OpenSUSE mostly) and VirtualBox for Windows XP. Though my work laptop is setup to dual-boot Windows 7 Ultimate and OpenSUSE 13.1.

I've been tinkering with FS-UAE for a while to satisfy my Amiga needs and Vice for Commodore 8 bit use. However Dallas Moore's recent crowdfunding campaign to press new C=64c cases from original moulds has gotten me back into the hobby in a big way. While waiting for my cases to arrive I've been collecting hardware and software.
I now have three breadbins and one 64c waiting for cases. I've built my own modern C=64 Power Supply so I don't have to worry about the original Commodore killer brick destroying my hardware. I've also built an SD2IEC, some IEC cables and video/audio cables. I also have acquired four 1541's and one 1571 as well as ordered a 1541 Ultimate II. 
I plan to build one ultimate C=64 for personal use using one of the Dallas Moore cases. I am then probably going to build one to sell.

My Amiga collection will have to wait until maybe next year when we move somewhere with more space.

Back in the day I was active on BBS's and FIDO/Net and co-sysop'd several including Garfield's Place in Ontario, and The RISC BBS in Illinois.
I contributed to the Aminet Collection and had a few articles published on various topics including one on CPU efficiency. This was  during the days of the 68k vs. Intel 486/Pentium wars though it covered all of the popular architectures of the day like Sparc PowerPC, Dec Alpha, etc.

Now I'm hoping to help get this community going and moderate it until a self sustaining, collaborative community is established.