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Last Updated: 17-Nov-2007

24-April-2007

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Welcome to my cyberspace home.

I have a severe allergy to (achoo!) housework, so if you've been surfing the Net and just found yourself on this page, kindly grab a towel, (in the cupboard to your right), stay awhile, and don't drip all over my nice neat lines here, all right? :-)

My name is Gaelyne R. Gasson. (Gaelyne is pronounced as "Gay-LINN"). My husband and I run a VCSWEB, a small Web Hosting business in Reynella, South Australia.

My husband Rod is the main Internet tech person. I'm the Web Admin / Designer and the sexy voice on the phone.

I'm the author of The Internet for Commodore C64/128 Users, the only reference manual of it's type for the Commodore C64/128.

I've also written for Linux Journal, Commodore World magazine, and a few years ago, had a regular column in BBS Magazine, Commodore World and GO64!.

I met Rod via Fidonet when he was programming QWKRR128 (an offline mail reader), and our mutual interests brought us together even though we were worlds apart physically. I'm originally from Saginaw, Michigan USA but now am proud to call Australia my home. I particularly enjoy being Rod's trouble-and-strife.* :-)

*Oz slang for "wife".

This web site originally started out (in 1995) as an experiment to show how the Web could be used to support Commodore computing. Since then, the Web has grown and the Commodore support web pages I had intermingled with other Commodore web pages we as VideoCam Services had available. These Commodore support pages now have a site of their own: C= Homestead.

I do use more than one brand of computer and operating system, but I really love my Commodore. C= owners are some of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet.

Oh, and if you think the Commodore is ancient, check this PDP-11 site out. It was the first computer I ever used, and even it has support pages on the Web!

If you're interested in the history of personal computers, this is a really good read: presentation notes by Jim Butterfield on the history of personal computers from his perspective.

In working with our Internet server, I've discovered Linux and Open Source. Linux is a terrific Unix-like operating system and Open Source allows us to use and modify if need be many high quality programs that make computer using enjoyable and our services possible. I was very familiar with UNIX as most of my book is about using shell accounts online, so it didn't take very long at all to get very comfortable with our Linux system.


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Design Comments

21 March 2006. I've spent the last several days updating the website. Mainly, I've changed over the layout format from using tables to using a cascading style sheet. This had the effect of making the site nicer for text browsers, with the content at the top of the page and the side menu appearing on the bottom. It also has made it a bit faster to render on graphic browsers. I've also removed a few galleries that were a bit old or outdated. The Webcam pages have had a complete change and no longer use frames and I hope it's easier to view.

The cross stitch in my logo above not only suits the name I gave my personal site many years ago, it also represents a time in my life when I spent more time stitching than I did on the computer. I really enjoyed cross stitch and needlepoint, but have given it up as I had problems with arthritis and holding the needle became too painful for any length of time.

I love butterflies and my monitor is surrounded with them, so I included just a few on my web site. I didn't want to get carried away with them or have them distract from the site. There's also a butterfly quote that I really like... Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

I tried to keep the site light but easy to navigate. I hope you enjoy your visit.



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