I am Doug Pence. I am currently a technical editor for Midrange Computing magazine. I am also the founder and vice president of Computer Processing Unlimited, Inc. in San Diego, California. My association with the magazine began in 1983, when the magazine was a small technical newsletter named DataNetwork. My career in software dates back to the late 1970's. I have designed dozens of systems and have had the privilege of working on every IBM midrange system from the System/3 to the AS/400. I have worked together with Ron Hawkins off and on since 1979, and we currently share the research and de...