I had been running the Stuart II bulletin board system for several years, when my friend Randy Sutherland invited me to take over his job at Dr. Dobb's Journal, a programmer's magazine.

I had just had an article accepted by the same magazine. The article was about the multitasking kernel I designed for use in the multi-user version of the BBS. Immediately after the article appeared, I signed on at DDJ, as editor.

For almost a year, I read, dissected, and edited hundreds of submitted articles, built extensive procedures to save time and make our work easier, and wrote editorials and articles for the magazine. I visited trade shows, spoke to well-known figures in the industry, and generally had fun.

Eventually, though, it became clear that the magazine was not able to offer me the kind of income I wanted, and could get as a software consultant. So, with regrets, I left DDJ.

Since then, I have written various magazine articles, many technical reports, and a vast assortment of stories, poetry, inquiries, and many other kinds of miscellany. Many examples appear throughout curiosity junction.

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