Gaming Since 1980
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- There is a River by Hugh Lynn Cayce: Page 130 (Paperback)
last paragraph:

"Man demands a beginning and a boundary."
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System

Proc - Intel Core i9-12900K 5.2 GHz Turbo 24Thread 16-Core 3.2 GHz Alder Lake
Mobo - ASUS Prime Z690-A DDR5
RAM - 64GB DDR5 5200MHz Performance RGB Series

GPU - GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
Sound - Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 Hi-Res

CPU Boost - Overclocking
OS Boost - Disabled non-crucial services
Cooling - H20: Stage 3: Digital Storm Vortex

1x SSD M.2 1TB Samsung 980 PRO NVM Express
1x SSD M.2 1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance NVM Express
1x SSD M.2 1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance NVM Express
External USB - Blu-Ray Writer & Player Blu-Ray 6x & DVD/CD Writer

Power Supply: 1300W SilverStone ST1300-TI Modular 80 Plus Titanium

High Speed Network Port - High-Speed Cable / DSL / Connections

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Monitor - LG UHD 55" ( 4096 x 2160 ) 9 completely customizable view modes
Speakers - Logitech 5.1 surround

- Trash KB and Mouse
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Favorite games played

Might and Magic III - The Isles Of Terra 1990
John Glen's Flight Trainer 1990
Escape From Castle Wolfenstein 1992
Red Baron - Flight Simulator 1993
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat - Flight Simulator 1993
MicroProse F15 Strike Eagle 3 - Flight Simulator 1993

Tex Murphy Series:
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Mean Streets
Martian Memorandum
Under a Killing Moon
The Pandora Directive
Overseer
The Tesla Effect
(and ALL the rest)

Doom 1 & 2
Quake 1 & 2
Unreal Tournament 1 - 4
HALF-LIFE
Thief 1 & 2
Mafia 1 & 3
IL - Stormovik (Flight Sim)
IL - Stormovik-1942 (Flight Sim)
Wings Of Prey (Flight Sim)
Elder Scrolls Oblivion
Elder Scrolls Skyrim
Test Drive Unlimited - Hawaii
Need For Speed 1 - 6? and Porsch
Far Cry 1, 2 and 3

Many that I can't remember the names of, some that pre-date the civil war.
MUCH prefer 1rst person perspective, stealth, exploration. But LOVE Hot
Action - Shotgun duels against 5 to 12 - more if the map allows.
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Artist Architect Writer Musician (classical, blues, jazz, ragg-time, 'Leo
Kotkie' / 'John Fahey' - 'Mountain style' - serious finger pickin' guitar)

Sociologist, seeker of arcane knowledge (Parmahansa Yogananda,
Lobsang Rampa, Edgar Cayce, Madam Blavatski)

Theologian, Avid student of Anthropological Sciences - (individual and
community evolution) Perceptive and Cognitive Function Sciences,
Reactive Research Analysis, Consumer Rep, Political Analyst/Consultant,
Chef, and Private Security. (Retired)

News-Group Moderator for 6 years - RETIRED!

Also dabble in the graphic arts, photo restoration and film editing.
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Favorite Books (apart from the above mentioned)

Non- Fiction:
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
The Psychotic Test - Jon Ronson
Wealth and Democracy - Kevin Phillips
Imperial Life in The Emerald City - Rajiv Chandrasekaran
The Iron Triangle - Dan Briody

Fiction / Sci-Fi:
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (A Dog) - Farley Mowatt
ALL of Walt Kelly (Pogo)
The Hobbit and Fellowship Trilogy - J. R.R. Tolkin
Chronicles Of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Foundation Trilogy - Issac Asimov
The Time Bender,
The World Shuffler,
Worlds Of The Imperium,
Retief Series - ALL Books By Kieth Laumer

Mystery - ALL of William Marshal (YellowThread Street Mysteries)

About 1000 others if I count the Classics.

Movies? - Don't get me started !; )

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Like to talk Thief 1 2 3 Farcry 1 2 3 Mafia 1 2 3? Flight Sims? Graphics?
Game Level Design?
Comp. Hardware?
Life in general?

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