The job market is tough right now. This makes it attractive to stay in school. Rather than getting a MS in Computer Science you should consider getting an MBA and focusing on your communication skills (writing and presentation).
I have a BS and an MS in Computer Science but have observed those with a BS in Computer Science and an MBA.
I believe increased communication skills and general business knowledge will open more business areas to you and once there will help you to excel.
Depending on how old you want to go with the interfaces, it may be easier to start with an older ISA bus based PC and adapt new technology to it. The older could handle 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 media already built in. Going to card reader style input could be configured to a serial or parallel port. For tape drive interfaces there were a number of special PC boards on the market 20 years ago to interface PC's to reel-to-reel drives. Then you would need to add an interface between the older bus structure and the USB to open up remaining devices.
Presently existing home built kits for producing hydrogen gas for car fuel supplements is a good stepping stone to eventual fully water powered cars. See: http://www.hydrogengarage.com/
Nanotube technologies have just scratched the surface. Once more cheaply produced these will assist in space exploration; personal protection; harnessing power (wave power) and a large number of other areas where super strong, light materials can be leveraged.
I hereby proclaim the internet (which I invented) and all data stored therein under the rule of by-nc-nd CC license. Feel free to comment towards its betterment and send me the royalties!
For purposes of this discussion would you consider non-application code? That being the case, wouldn't the rudimentary loader's be some of the oldest code. If you have an old Altair, Modcomp, UYK-7, etc. still running that requires a boot load program then I think those would be the oldest, non-touched, code.
If it is truly a study group then all information that can be attained for preparing for an exam is an available resource. I don't feel it is cheating. It's up to the professor to prepare exams that determine if the student understands the knowledge.
If gathering & building knowledge from different venues is grounds for expulsion... then does this school consider performance of mathematics calculations such as 3 + 3 = 6 to be plagerism if not accredited to the first person that performed the calculation?????
I attained a Computer Science BS in 1986. At the time everyone was getting Math minors. I opted for a communication minor instead. I've worked in high-tech engineering environments with real-time programming for many years. What I found is that I've never needed the intense mathematics attained by those with math minors. I needed to be able to implement equations that staff mathmaticians would develop. Though math is a fundamental of computer science, I believe the ability to logically assess a situation from multiple perspectives; communicate your approach with the customer; and then implement a maintainable solution is the key components required for computer scientists.
Whatever underlying OS and infrastructure you choose remember to ensure the software package(s) (e.g., dewy-decimal inventory system, etc.) you want to use will work in the environment.
I was in Border's bookstore the other day and happened to use their search kiosk. Not sure what they're running but I was pleased with its performance.
They are actually able to triple the amount of disk space by using holographic imagery that allows an additional 3 layers of bits to hover precariously above each platter.
I started working on real-time embedded software, and OS's around 1979. Fun techy stuff. Life is different now - still challenging but a different level of fulfillment. To combine your medical degree with a computer degree opens many areas. Of notable interest would be the ability to merge your medical knowledge with that of a computer degree in a field such as pharamceuticals. One of the biggest challenges is communication between the computer programmer and the customer. Your knowledge across both these areas could prove quite beneficial and reasonably profitable.
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The job market is tough right now. This makes it attractive to stay in school. Rather than getting a MS in Computer Science you should consider getting an MBA and focusing on your communication skills (writing and presentation). I have a BS and an MS in Computer Science but have observed those with a BS in Computer Science and an MBA. I believe increased communication skills and general business knowledge will open more business areas to you and once there will help you to excel.
Depending on how old you want to go with the interfaces, it may be easier to start with an older ISA bus based PC and adapt new technology to it. The older could handle 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 media already built in. Going to card reader style input could be configured to a serial or parallel port. For tape drive interfaces there were a number of special PC boards on the market 20 years ago to interface PC's to reel-to-reel drives. Then you would need to add an interface between the older bus structure and the USB to open up remaining devices.
Presently existing home built kits for producing hydrogen gas for car fuel supplements is a good stepping stone to eventual fully water powered cars. See: http://www.hydrogengarage.com/ Nanotube technologies have just scratched the surface. Once more cheaply produced these will assist in space exploration; personal protection; harnessing power (wave power) and a large number of other areas where super strong, light materials can be leveraged.
I hereby proclaim the internet (which I invented) and all data stored therein under the rule of by-nc-nd CC license. Feel free to comment towards its betterment and send me the royalties!
For purposes of this discussion would you consider non-application code? That being the case, wouldn't the rudimentary loader's be some of the oldest code. If you have an old Altair, Modcomp, UYK-7, etc. still running that requires a boot load program then I think those would be the oldest, non-touched, code.
If it is truly a study group then all information that can be attained for preparing for an exam is an available resource. I don't feel it is cheating. It's up to the professor to prepare exams that determine if the student understands the knowledge. If gathering & building knowledge from different venues is grounds for expulsion... then does this school consider performance of mathematics calculations such as 3 + 3 = 6 to be plagerism if not accredited to the first person that performed the calculation?????
I attained a Computer Science BS in 1986. At the time everyone was getting Math minors. I opted for a communication minor instead. I've worked in high-tech engineering environments with real-time programming for many years. What I found is that I've never needed the intense mathematics attained by those with math minors. I needed to be able to implement equations that staff mathmaticians would develop. Though math is a fundamental of computer science, I believe the ability to logically assess a situation from multiple perspectives; communicate your approach with the customer; and then implement a maintainable solution is the key components required for computer scientists.
Obviously.... it would have to have a secret passage and a bat cave!
I just bought a bag from http://www.booqbags.com/ very good but outside your price range.
Whatever underlying OS and infrastructure you choose remember to ensure the software package(s) (e.g., dewy-decimal inventory system, etc.) you want to use will work in the environment. I was in Border's bookstore the other day and happened to use their search kiosk. Not sure what they're running but I was pleased with its performance.
They are actually able to triple the amount of disk space by using holographic imagery that allows an additional 3 layers of bits to hover precariously above each platter.
I started working on real-time embedded software, and OS's around 1979. Fun techy stuff. Life is different now - still challenging but a different level of fulfillment. To combine your medical degree with a computer degree opens many areas. Of notable interest would be the ability to merge your medical knowledge with that of a computer degree in a field such as pharamceuticals. One of the biggest challenges is communication between the computer programmer and the customer. Your knowledge across both these areas could prove quite beneficial and reasonably profitable.