tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64586309154018823002012-01-23T00:25:44.976-06:00Loop Untiliterating thoughts, ideas, and general musingsKevin Powicknoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458630915401882300.post-72840118224284704892011-07-26T16:21:00.001-05:002011-07-27T09:50:53.686-05:00Accidents Will HappenW.J. (sorry, I don't have the actual name) left a reply to my blog announcement at <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.pick/topics">CDP</a> suggesting that I post about "How I found Pick". So, here it is. For me, discovering Pick was a lucky accident.<br /><br /><b>The First Real Job</b><br />My first real job in IT came in the mid 80's working at a local branch office of a major utility company that was just in the process of automating its 400+ offices across Canada. I had been hired on to implement a new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/36">IBM System/36</a> (model 5364). It was a ground-floor opportunity that I was hoping would lead to a position at the company's head office, in Toronto....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6458630915401882300-7284011822428470489?l=loopuntil.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Powicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458630915401882300.post-21388660013620370662011-07-24T17:53:00.001-05:002011-07-26T21:49:19.586-05:00WelcomeHi there, and welcome to the show.<br /><br />After many years as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiValue">MultiValue</a> developer, gleaning knowledge from the generous contributions of others, I thought it was about time that I gave something back to this community. This blog is my attempt.<br /><br />I'm a pretty busy guy, so I don't expect that this will be a high-volume blog, but I hope that the posts will be useful to both the old-timers and new recruits on the MultiValue scene.<br /><br />Stay tuned and stand by. It <strike>should</strike> could be interesting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6458630915401882300-2138866001362037066?l=loopuntil.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Powicknoreply@blogger.com