I recently did a very simple, broad search on Google for "computer downingtown", and it turned up a few interesting results.
I rather enjoyed this guy's story about his first computer, an Amiga 1000. My first computer wasn't an Amiga. Actually, my Amiga 500 was my third computer. Second was my Commodore 64. First was the Timex Sinclair 1000. I have fond memories of computer club in fourth grade, staying late after school and writing simple programs that drew pictures on the screen. I didn't really even know what a video game was. Even by the time I had the C64, I wasn't thinking too much of games. Of course, getting into the pirate/phreak scene as I did led to an obsess of video games.
Also found when searching for Downingtown was this woman's site. Actually, her resume, as it seems she had some work for some places in Downingtown, including HavaVision. I'm pretty sure HavaVision is that company out in Trestle Bridge that makes those vans whose entire sides are a big TV. They apparently do shows all over the place. And they also have some connection to this antiques store, because in the winter time you can sometimes see a projector on their roof.
Here's a weird Downingtown-related site. Apparently, some of the computers at the University of Minnesota are named for towns in this area, including Downingtown. All Linux boxes. Strange but true. You'd think they'd prefer the strange town names that one finds slightly west of here, out in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. All I can say is that those Amish have some pretty strange ideas. (And just because you tested me, the entire source of your "protected" page can be found here, you retarded IP squatter!)
Here's another interesting Downingtown site. This guy, Warren P Tobelmann, has a site up that I suppose he intends to generate computer consulting business for him. Now if I were savvy enough to get to his site, I probably wouldn't consider him at all for any consulting work I had to do. What the heck is going on on this page? He's just selling crap, especially crap that's not him.
Likewise, really, with the woman's site above. I mean, her sites are decidedly better looking than Tobeltech, but there's something still not right here. I dono. Maybe my site isn't all that appealing to some visitors, but man...
I remember this other guy from my illicit BBS days. He also has no business running a web design service. Any web design consultant that suggests you pay Network Solutions for site registration and then $40 per month for hosting is out of their frigging minds. Now, I pay more than twice that, but I also operate an entire server. That's possibly over 150 sites. It's a shame to see old friends go down the tubes.
Yet another amazing Downingtown web developer. I mean that in all sarcasm.
I suppose I shouldn't go around disrespecting everyone who's trying to make a living off of this, but I'm reading through the listings and interested in what's out there and I'm so utterly disappointed. Take a class in design or something, sheesh.
I need to quit this before I get really depressed. Here's one of a Lionville Middle School computer teacher (in D-Town school district) that didn't look too bad until I got to the home page. Oh, and then there's the teacher's spelling. "thurst". Drat!
Oh, well. Enough of this line of insanity. Perhaps in a future article I will attempt to find all of the "official" Downingtown home pages. I do this because it amuses me. Hopefully you will see why I am amused.
