Welcome to this mirror site
( starman.vertcomp.com ) of:
The Starman's Realm
[The original site was on Geocities; 1998-2009]
Sub-directories available here are:
asm : [ MBR
] [bochs] [ debug ] [BIOS] [eicar] [fire]
[win32]
(Various pages on Assembly/MS-Debug and the MBR)
What Happens When your PC Powers-up?
and
A new page on A History of the PC's BIOS
A simple Introduction to: C:
(C/C++ Programming under Win2000/XP/2003)
DOS (help
for most of its old commands)
Hidden Bytes from the Past:
A Forensic Examination of IBM
PC DOS 1.0 and 1.10
and a
June 1981 Pre-Release of IBM PC DOS 1.0
An essay on using your Imagination You can write me using this email address.
[ A Basic Course in Forensics/Data Recovery:
Examining Windows Startup Disks with DISKEDIT and MS-DEBUG
and
All about MD5 Sums (w/ links to free programs).
]
Linux (tomsrtbt Boot Disk, Linux Live CDs, Useful Commands and beginner's help)
math: [ pi ]
(also a few 'Recreational Math' pages)
RGB (as in Red, Green
and Blue colors)
tool (some Free Tools for you)
Questions and Answers
What Is the Meaning of Life?
Historically Edited Autobiography of a Depression Era kid,
who was in the CCC, joined up as a
WWII US Navy Sailor, became a private pilot; and
had many different careers raising his family.
his (An historical
essay about Pontius Pilate and Yeshua)
and how SONY (purposely) made my floppy drive WRONG!
The Starman. 10 June 2017.