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About

I am andy J.S. Decepida.  These pages comprise my point-of-presence (albeit modest and – it is hoped although unlikely – salutary) on the Web.

I am a seasoned COBOL programmer by trade with years of iSeries (a.k.a. AS/400, Power, System i5, or System i) experience — I was working at a beta-site in 1987, a full year before "Silver Lake" or "Duke" was released in 1988 ( years ago).  I have been in IT for years (i.e., since 1983).

1431731 ONTARIO INC

1431731 ONTARIO INC was founded years ago in 2000.  It is the incorporated entity I use for contracting purposes.

Typographical Notes

As of Tuesday 01-JUL-2008, these web pages have been converted to pure HTML and CSS (with minimal help from Javascript).  This was done to eliminate the use of frames and tables.

In my adventures, it became very apparent that Microsoft's Internet Explorer™ does not render the CSS standard very well — an understatement.  Myself, I prefer Mozilla Firefox™ (which renders CSS beautifully — read, correctly) so I will concede that potential item for debate to your personal preference.

There are, within these pages, typographical conventions used to visually distinguish the following classes of references:

• Hardware
• Software — including Operating System(s)
• Abbreviations with annotations provided when the cursor is moved over them (may be combined with hardware and/or software)
• Acronyms — pronounceable abbreviations made up of the initial letters or parts of words of that phrase — with annotations provided when the cursor is hovered over them (may be combined with hardware and/or software)
• Companies not in a heading line
• Phrases placed within quotes  (N.B.:  Internet Explorer™ users:  you will not see the quotation marks; if you want them, go talk to Microsoft or use a better user agent or browser)

Lastly, the last updated stamp on the bottom of each page is true and accurate — it is a calculated from the modification timestamp of the respective page. This has to do with restricting content in the HTML code. Any appearance or presentation alterations that you might detect without the last updated stamp changing reflects the fact that altering CSS can change the look without having to modify the content.