Michael Gaines
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| How did you personally
get into using the Macintosh family of computers? | Always fascinated by computers, but the programming I learned in HS & college was SO dry that I gave them up -- until my Advertising Design prof. told me I should take a Mac class in '88. | |
| *Status: | Jack of All Trades (freelance) & BOD member of local MUG (Corvallis, OR). | |
First Mac:
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SE | |
Current Mac: |
G3MT 266 | |
| When did you get your first modem? | 1994. | |
| Who did you call first? | Work & myself--had to test the thing, y'know.... | |
| Present Occupation: | Graphic/Web designer. | |
| Claim to Fame: | My stupid pop cultural dingbat fonts--although the ton of email I get due to them is mostly compliments from the Dark Side. Oh...and Reel Big Fish used my "Monster Party" font on one of their concert T-shirts. | |
| Dream Job: | Creation of a COMPLETE Web based community--and it would overlook the Pacific. It wouldn't hurt if there were a dozen or so little iMacs around for demo & educational purposes.... |
| Not So Random Thoughts... | |||
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| Was there ever a time in your life that you had to "Think Different?" What was the situation and what did you do? | |||
| When I became an online editor for the local paper I was faced with working on PCs running OS2 Warp & Indy Unix boxes running IRIX 5.3 -- in addition to my Mac. Often someone would have some sort of trouble--especially in the all-PC newsroom--most of the solutions involved my 7600. | |||
| How has using the Macintosh computer changed your life? | |||
| Are you kidding? Since that first Mac design class, every job I've had has revolved around my Mac skills. | |||
| What is the weirdest thing in your office right now? | |||
| Oh, please?! How 'bout the sanest? Weird? How 'bout the KISS figures on the wall; or my concert posters & photos from a myriad of heavy metal concerts; or my absolute ton of action figures and toys from fast food joints. | |||
| My Passions are: | |||
| Creating odd fonts, photography, learning a new graphics app, the ocean. | |||
| If you could have dinner with one person dead or alive who would that person be and what would you ask them? | |||
| Andy Kaufman. Was everything a joke to you? | |||
| Do you play a musical instrument and/or are you in a band? | |||
| I play a mean air guitar--and I've played with most of the heavier rock bands out there. | |||
| When I grow up I want to be: | |||
| Who wants to grow up? | |||
| The question never asked: | |||
| Whoa, Zen! |
| Just The Facts, Please... | ||||
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| Biographical Tidbits: | Studied to be an architect but started running with a bad crowd of Journalism/Advertising students. Things happen--bad, peer group things.... | Education: | BS in Journalism from Univ. of Oregon, minor in English. | |
| Location at Birth: | Long Beach, CA. | Current Location: | Corvallis, OR. | |
| Where you've been in between: |
Most western states and Mexico/TD> | Astrological Sign: | Scorpio--and something to do with a dragon | |
| Available? | Married, wife Donna (1989). | Chat Nick: | Chat? Please! ICQ or Hotline (Chunky GIF). | |
| Favorite Books: | Don DeLillo's White Noise, anything by Vaunnegut (incl. Kilgore Trout), Kafka, and Clive Barker. | Favorite Music or Band: | Doors, Led AND Dread Zeppelin, Concrete Blonde & Metallica. | |
| Favorite Food: | Mexican. | Cat or Dog Person: | Dog. | |
| Michael's Personal Web Site | |
| Michael's Professional Web Site - I've created quite a few, but for me: My personal site serves double duty, I guess. | |
| Favorite Web Site: | emulation.net or ChezMark |
| "Sometimes people just blow up." -- Repo Man | |
Created Saturday, May 1, 1999; Edited: