Welcome
to my designated corner of the Starry
Dynamo...
A little series of pages I like to call the
ToasterKingdom.
(for lack of a better name)
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toast•er - n. A mechanical device used
to toast bread,
especially by exposure to electrically heated wire
coils.
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This site is worst viewed at 3 x 25600
resolution with 2 colors which are both the same shade of
purple.
So you've managed to squeeze your way into
my little pavilion, a little speck buried in millions of scrambled
mindless code distributed among the infinite wavelengths. These pages
are, as always, a work in progress, so if you find anything of
interest, and even if you don't, bookmark this page and come back! To
reward you on the effort you put forth in getting here, I'm going to
provide some content for you to look at so you don't poof off as
quickly as you came. The site, which in the beginning consisted of a
single page, is getting damn big, and this page in particular is too
damn long. I could redesign it, but I'm too lazy. This site consists
mostly of things that represent myself and the things I am interested
in. So, to kick things off:
First, sign
my guestbook!
(Or at least sign before you leave!)
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wandering lost souls since 4/10/99 have meandered mindlessly among
the electrons carried by hundreds of wires, waded through the twisted
infrastructure of this mess of meaningless data and packets we call
the Internet, and somehow managed to find my teeny tiny little page
among the billions lurking beneath the surface, just out of
sight.
Navigation
This page is organized into several categories, including links
throughout. The categories are:
Who the hell am I?!
Salutations
Why you should consider a Macintosh
The Apple IIGS home
computer
Special interest pages & links / search
engines
Contacts
Links to other main pages on this site (also note the special
interest & links section listed above):
Index
of my pages
What's
New in ToasterKingdom
If you think there is too much information
on this page, try the no-images-and-barely-any-text
page.
Finding what you want too easily? Try the
disorganized
and sloppy page.
Who
the hell am I?!
My name is ToasterKing, I am 20 years old, and I am of the
human male gender. By day, I am a friendly innocent-looking human
being, although by night I am a raging Macintosh hacker and a
bloodthirsty werewolf, except the werewolf part is a lie. I am the
leader of the Underground Toaster Clan, which is fictitious and is
really nothing at all, so never mind. I am really into computers,
electronics, and electromechanics and enjoy repairing such devices
and designing new ones. I also own and operate Zork-O-Matic
Electronics, a tiny company which offers equipment repair services
and produces new electronic innovations and specialty electronic
devices. When I stand erect, I measure 5 feet and 11 inches tall. I
have boring brown hair, but interesting eyes which are mostly green
with little blue particles in them. I can't blow bubbles when chewing
bubble gum, and can't whistle too well, and can snap my fingers okay,
but I am even better at snapping my toes, which I do involuntarily
all the time. I tie my shoes differently, hold a pencil differently,
write differently, and type differently from everyone I know. I have
4 cats: a sweet Persian named Tigger (my favourite!), a Siamese named
Mia who likes to nuzzle faces with me, a black-and-white "tuxedo cat"
with a white mustache named Charlie Cappuccino, and a grey tabby
named Ingot (she's the bitchy one). I drive a beautiful sky blue 1968
Mercury Cougar XR-7 named Beth which I love the stuffin' out of,
which my cool grandfather bought for my mom when she was a freshman
in college, and I enjoy working on restoring it when I have the time
and money. I like gentle, romantic things, but also enjoy the thrill
of doing something dangerous. I love sugar highs and can get pretty
crazy (in a good way!), given a thrilling situation or a good friend
and a pack of Skittles®. :-) I'm pretty happy with my life right
now, except it is seriously lacking in adventure. I could always use
the opportunity to do something wacky and dangerous and fun. Oh yeah,
and I want to have a disco ball in my car -- that would be cool. =)
Anyone who knows me well will probably tell you I am very caring and
affectionate, and can always make him/her laugh. I seem to have a
very strange and obscure sense of humour, which can sometimes cause
me to be misunderstood by people, but usually makes the conversation
all the more enjoyable. Sometimes when I'm bored I act goofy and try
to confuse people just to see the expression on their faces -- I get
a kick out of it! Also, something you will probably learn about me is
that I don't get embarassed. That is, it's very hard to embarass me.
And even if you do it won't bother me. I don't have much of a
"physical" social life anymore since all of my friends have gone off
to college. It gets lonely sometimes, but I stay in close contact
with most of them via email. I currently am attending classes at
Greenville Technical College, which is okay, but I'm still living
with my mom and sometimes wish for a bit more freedom. Anyway, I
believe in giving people respect, but only if they deserve it. I
don't go with the old "respect your elders" crap either, unless that
elder has earned my respect -- you won't find me sucking up to
someone just because he/she isn't dead yet. But I'm not a mean
person, really. I loved my childhood, although parts of it were
rocky, and I sometimes wish I could go back. The world just seemed so
much more magical then, because there was more mystery, because I
didn't know so much about the world, which left more room for fantasy
and adventure and left my imagination unrestricted. My very most
favoritestest movie of all time is The
Last Unicorn. I'm also into a little bit of poetry.
In case it matters to you, here are my musical interests: I
LOVE 80s
music, especially new wave (I record Backtrax
USA every weekend!) -- most of my favourite songs of all time
came from that era -- although I also listen to quite a bit of 90s
stuff including techno, pop rock, some alternative, some punk and
ska, funk, dance, oldies, and sometimes some country when I'm in the
mood for it. (I have a diverse range of musical interests, in case
you couldn't tell. I like pretty much everything, from James Taylor
to Rob Zombie, with the exception of classical.) Rap is only good if
it came from the very late 80s to around 1994 or 1995, but today's
rap is definitely missing a big capital C (spelled: C-r-a-p). And
maybe it's just me or maybe it is actually the music, but I think
mainstream music overall took a major turn for the worst during
around 1996 to 1997. Maybe it had something to do with Kurt Cobain
dying. My favourite foods: Cheesecake with strawberries, coconut
cake, tomatoes, and pastrami and corned beef, and ROOT BEER!!!
(but not all at once) =) Oh and I like rainbows, Care Bears, and
unicorns, but I'm not gay, just sensitive and into fantasy.
But of course, there's not too much I can explain here, because as
some guy once said, experience is only reached through confrontation.
So step up and meet the king of toasters! I
love getting email, so don't think you're wasting my time. And don't
be afraid to talk to me, because I'm making a promise to you right
now that I won't think you're horrible before I even know you. I try
to disregard first impressions as a basis for evaluating one's
personality, because first impressions suck. I'm making a solid
commitment not to prejudge you, so what do you have to lose?
TALK to me!
-=-
(= Electronic photos of me are available to
friends upon request. =)
-=-
Additional personal info pages:
What the hell
does ToasterKing mean anyway??!
New: The
Journal of Passing Sorrows
New: My
personal ad
Want a cheap laugh? Here's "a
page saluting my drunkenness".
Salutations and
Crap
I wanna give a howdy-doo
there to the following people:
• Sherry Pittman, a.k.a. "Angel".
Someone who has just met her might say she's cute and interesting
(and that she definitely is), yet quiet and reserved. But beneath the
angelic exterior is a piercing intellect, a heart of platinum, and
the most fun personality your earthly eyes will ever encounter.
Sherry is more than just my girlfriend; she's more than I ever could
have hoped for. She's made me happier than anyone ever has, and is
truly the sweetest and most loving person I have ever met. So many
things I've found were missing in my life, I've seen fulfilled
through her (and I hope she feels the same). She's a constant
reminder that some chances are worth taking, and if loving is a
mistake, it's worth making. And though we're worlds different,
together we have everything. I love you, Sherry!
Sherry Pittman: A Tribute
to the Eighth Wonder of the World -
coming soon -- watch this space!
Sherry's Gallery of the
Mind - coming soon --
watch this space!
(= Electronic photos of Sherry and me are
available to friends upon request. =)
• I also wanna give a shout-out
to Dark Phoenix (homepage).
I should mention that he is my partner in crime, and if you approach
us with a bad attitude, we shall beat you down with a big fat
kielbasa. Heehee, I guess that's just me revealing a smidgen of my
tough side in proclaiming of my love for the guy. Phoenix is one of
the coolest, most intelligent dudes I have ever met, not to mention a
great, dedicated friend. Don't believe me? Read his tribute page!
A
Humble Tribute to Dark Phoenix -
a friend even better than anyone could possibly
deserve
• I also wanna wave hi to my
buddy ApplJuce (homepage).
I'd tell you more about him, but I can't think of anything else to
say. Some flattery, eh?
• I wanna give a big hug to Jeska
(homepage),
a chick I met at work who is really really awesome, intellectual,
poetic, and sweet. But go
to her homepage and sign her guestbook and tell her that, because
she doesn't realize it.
• I wanna give a bigass hugeass
big bear hug and lotsa kisses to Sarahbear, a really awesome person I
met in May of '99 who rules so much that she kicks the ass out of big
monstrous tacos and totally mutilates giant talking meatballs that
try to destroy our sexual supply stores! I love ya Sarah, and I'll
make those dancing hamsters for ya, I swear! =)
A
Tribute to Sarahbear -
read this so you can find out how cool she is!
=)
• I also wanna give a howdy-doo
there to Tivona, Avril, Mrs. Y, Jon (homepage),
Shannon (homepage),
Zaviera, Linda Bear (kindergarten
class page), Nicci, Sarah, Serrah, VA, Jamz
(homepage),
Jennifer W., Lindsey (homepage),
Sparkly-Eyes, and Snotgoblin! Don't you just feel honoured and happy
all over that your name's on my site? :-) If I left anyone out, I
invite them to come over here and kick my ass for being so rude! And
don't forget to hit me in the face with a pie and put gum in my hair
and pour motor oil down my pants. Make sure I learn a lesson!
Why Macintosh?
Apple Macintosh computers are
the leader in multimedia, compatibility, and speed. And now,
the PowerPC G4 processor is
here!!! And what does that mean? Simply put, it means that
Apple has the fastest commercially available computers on the planet.
And they run the well-known and loved Mac OS, and can run Windows 98
faster than any IBM-compatible can! Have you ever seen a computer
with a 1,764-megahertz Pentium III processor? Well shit,
neither have I, but that's what it would take to keep up with the
speed of a new Power
Macintosh G4 running only at 500 MHz! At the heart of
Apple's new Power Macintosh G4 is a brand new microprocessor
developed by a joint effort from Apple, Motorola, and IBM called the
PowerPC G4
chip which takes advantage of new backside level-2
caching technology to deliver more than twice the speed of
comparable low-end Pentium III chips. In fact, it's closer to three
times as fast, using Intel's own benchmarks to rate the performance!
It is also notable that the PowerPC G4 processor chip uses all copper
traces for the electrical paths, instead of aluminim, to deliver even
great reliability and speed! The PowerPC G4 is fast enough to be
considered a supercomputer, because it is the first
microprocessor which can deliver a sustained performance of over
one gigaflop (which is one billion floating-point operations per
second)! If you're an IBM-compatible user looking for speed, then
you're using the wrong kind of computer!
Macintosh computers are also used by many moviemakers to create
special effects and by artists, musicmakers, and desktop publishers
worldwide.
You may say that Macintosh is not compatible with anything else.
If you do, then you are 100% wrong!! The Mac OS™ comes with lots
of translators which allow you to open, edit, and save to virtually
any Windows or DOS file and convert between file formats. And
Macintosh computers come with floppy drives that can read MFS, HFS,
MS-DOS, and ProDOS disks. And with emulation software such as
SoftWindows, Virtual PC, or RealPC, your Macintosh can even run DOS,
OS/2, Windows 3.1, Windows '95, Windows '98, Windows 2000, and
Windows NT 4.0 and any programs designed for those operating systems!
The emulation packages work very well, and RealPC can make even your
most performance-demanding PC games run even better on a Mac!
Macintosh computers, of course, can also run the BeOS and Unix-based
operating systems such as Linux. (By the way, if you're interested in
Linux, it looks like PowerPC-based
computers (Macs) may become the preferred RISC architecture for
Linux.)
For a list of famous people who use Macs, click
here!
Click to go to Apple's Computer's
Web site, or look at their site
map if you're not sure what you're looking for. Or you can search
the Apple Web site by using the search interface below.
Search
Apple.com
The Macintosh shall have its
revenge!
(as soon as we get out of this
damn monopoly and Microsoft is finally put to
death)
The Apple
IIGS
home computer (1986)
The
computer you are looking at is the Apple IIGS,
one of the most revolutionary home computers known (and to many still
unknown) to the world. Even though this computer is over 13 years old
(introduced by Apple to the consumer on September 15, 1986), it can
still render complex three-dimensional images, create presentations
and animations, turn lights on and off and adjust the temperature in
your house, play full-screen full-motion three-dimensional
first-person-oriented games like Wolfenstein
3D, and even browse the World Wide Web. Its primary 16-bit
operating system, GS/OS, uses a graphical user interface that is very
similar to the Macintosh desktop metaphor. It even has its own
Unix-based operating system!
The Apple IIGS is built around a
2.8-megahertz 65c816 16-bit processor, upgradeable to 15 MHz or
faster and 64 KB of L2 cache with a customized accelerator card. That
may not sound fast to you, but with this particular processor and the
light overhead of its operating environment, it FLIES! This computer
sports 4-bit colour graphics and full stereo 8-bit sound, both of
which were unheard of in 1986! The IIGS is a
rival to the Amiga in terms of graphics capability (it can display
all Apple II resolutions plus two "super hi-res" resolutions, 320x200
pixels and 640x400 pixels, with a maximum of 3200 colors onscreen at
any given time), and a rival to high-end music sythesizers of its
time with a 32-channel (usually in 16 stereo voices) stereo Ensoniq
5503 DOC sound chip (the same synthesizer chip found in many of
Ensoniq's high-end synthesizers at the time!). (Ensoniq Corp. has now
been acquired by Creative Labs, the makers of the Sound Blaster
series of sound cards for IBM-compatibles.) It also has full
backward
compatibility with all earlier Apple II models, meaning it can run
software AND use hardware designed for earlier Apple II models.
Depending on when the system was bought, it came with a either 256K
or 1 MB of RAM built into the motherboard as a minimum, and is
expandable to 16 MB. The Apple IIGS offers
expandability beyond many modern computers. It has seven expansion
slots to add new interface cards, and a card has been designed for
nearly every task. But the abilities of this computer are not
something that can be easily transcribed; the only way to find the
true magic of the system is to experience it. If you can appreciate
vintage computer systems, this computer will amaze you with all of
its shocking capabilities!
I personally own a ROM 3 Apple IIGS with 3
MB of RAM, a TransWarp GS accelerator, a Sonic Blaster GS sound
output enhancement and input sampling card, an Apple II High Speed
SCSI Card and a 500 MB hard drive, a Gibson Light Pen, and tons of
software. I play games on it and play around with it regularly, and I
am always adding new stuff to it. What can I say? I have
IIGS fever!
For more
information on this awesome computer, click here for some links,
specifications, and information!
Just plain cool
links
AI
and Artificial Life links - links to lots
of cool information on Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Life,
news about them and the technology behind them.
Apple
IIGS - links for information on one of the
best computers EVER created! Also information on the rest of
the Apple II series!
Music
- do you like electronic music, or just music in general? Check out
these links I compiled! Some kewlass bands are also here!
Poetry
- Into it at all?? Read some anyway!
Weltron
2001 - An awesome little portable
radio/8-track tape player from the 1970s that I own!
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Try my favourite search engines:
Google:
A spectacular search engine. I can always find what I'm looking for
here, and they don't jam your bandwidth (and screen) up with ads and
pointless scripts -- it's very clean.
MetaCrawler
(part of the Go2Net
network): This
search engine is like 10 engines in one! When you enter search text,
MetaCrawler sends the search to Lycos, Webcrawler, Excite, Yahoo!,
Altavista, InfoSeek, LookSmart, the Mining Co., and Thunderstone, and
organizes all of the results by relevance and puts them in a readable
list, with comments on each search result. It's way kewl!! Also, you
can use the Go2Net page that MetaCrawler is on as a "starting off" or
"home" page for all of your Net adventures. It's got
everything!
Contacts:
o Email: ToasterKing@bigfoot.com
o Presence on AOL and AIM as
"ToastyKing" via AOL
Instant Messenger™ (IM only, no email here). I use this chat
method most frequently. I'm likely to be on at any hour during the
day, but sometimes I live nocturnally, so pretty much any random
point within a 24-hour period is when I'm likely to be on. Just
simply read the time this clock shows and that is the time I usually
sign on.
Use the toolbar below if you have AOL Instant Messenger and are too
lazy to IM me manually. :-)
o 10931127 on ICQ.
o "aquatoast"
on Yahoo!
Messenger
o IRC nick "BlueToast" on EfNet and
Undernet networks (I'm usually on EfNet when I'm on.). /msg me if you
should happen to catch me.
o Phone numbers: Well, you'll have to talk to me first!
(An overclocked Macintosh Performa 575, to be precise.)
The rights to the "flying toaster" logo
disseminated throughout this site belong to Berkeley Systems,
Inc.
I never seem to have the time to keep them
updated, so I request that if you discover a broken link, please
report
it to the Webmaster here! Thank
you!
