User:Captain Z
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Educational History
- I graduated high school in June 2000, ranked 42nd out of 450. (Avg of 89.6)
- I attended Rochester Institute of Technology from September 2000 to May 2001, before failing out with a 0.71 GPA
- I attended Suffolk County Community College from January 2002 to May 2004, before graduating with an Associates of General Arts and Science, 3.2 GPA
- I attended Farmingdale State University, from September 2004 to January 2007, for graduating with a Bachelors of Management Technology, 3.67 GPA
Interests
While my interests are quite diversified, there are some key areas that stand out.
Macintosh Computers and Apple Computer
Originally when I was growing up, I didn't have much. Didn't have a video game system until almost the end of junior high school, much less a computer. But I always had a strong interest in computers, or more specifically, Macintosh computers. During junior high school and high school, I worked inside the school computer labs as an assistant, slowly growing in experience with Macs. In 1996, my Dad got my family our first computer, which was a Quadra 800. Within a few years time, I had obtained additional older systems, and eventually purchased a new computer. By 2005, my collection of computers has grown immensly, now at 56 Macs and 1 PC.
I have always been a strong advocate of the Mac OS over Windows, and could possibly even be called a Mac zealot. This is the primary reason I have a large Mac collection, but only 1 PC.
As a side project, I have also been collecting prototype Macintoshes and other equipment. Several systems and components are in my collection, including:
- PowerExpress, an unreleased 6-slot version of the Beige G3 Tower
- PowerExpress Manhattan, predecessor to the Power Mac G3 Desktop
- Cashel, prototype of the Apple TV Tuner Card
- Fireblast, an unreleased FireWire/High End Audio card featuring TriMedia chipsets
Anime
Originally, I never watched much anime. In 2003, a friend of mine at work introduced me to anime by getting me to watch the series
Webcomics
On an average day, I'll read several webcomics, including but not limited to:
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Linguistic Skills
As stated on the right, English is my primary language. I have also taken Spanish through high school (up to Spanish III in HS), as well as in college (currently taking Spanish II), which gives me at least a basic ability to communicate in that language in some way. I can probably also translate Japanese to English with a great amount of difficulty, but I do recognize some basic words and kanji.
Past Major Edits and Contributions
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
- El Goonish Shive