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N:Allcorn;Richard;A.
FN:Richard A. Allcorn
ORG:RICH ALLCORN, Consultant
TITLE:IT Computer Consultant/Project Manager
NOTE;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:BIOGRAPHY:=0D=0ARich Allcorn is an independent consultant in both computers =
and communications, a project manager, a licensed realtor, and a licensed an=
d ordained minister.  An avid camper, adventurer, and a real =93gadget-hound=
=94, Rich seems to find himself at-home in just about any setting.  He is go=
od with people, and loves to take time to teach and instruct folks when work=
ing with them on their computer problems.  He=92s been with computers since =
before the IBM =93PC=94 PC.  He cut his teeth on the early mini-computers, m=
ainframes, terminals, printer terminals, keypunch terminals, and personal co=
mputers of the day.  He=92s an expert with modem dial-up, VPN, DSL and cable=
 modems, ISDN, frame relay, T1, and various networking environments.  He und=
erstands routers, hubs, switches, firewalls, and both local and large corpor=
ate LAN and multi-site LAN, as well as WAN networking environments.  =0D=0A=
=0D=0AHe started in computers in the early 70=92s, inspired by his uncle who=
 programmed mainframe computers at that time.  He began with an Eagle CP/M-b=
ased PC, then moved to Qantel mini-computers, Radio Shack PC=92s, and then t=
o the IBM-compatible PC=92s.  He worked with the earlier forms of UNIX (XENI=
X), with TRS-XENIX and SCO-XENIX, and then ULTRIX-32 (DEC), SCO-UNIX, AIX, a=
nd SOLARIS.  Linux experience includes Slackware, RedHat, Caldera, and SuSE =
Linux.  =0D=0A  =0D=0ARich has also worked with portable PC=92s since the =
=93Laptop=94 was introduced, with Toshiba, GRID and Compaq, and has continue=
d with =93Notebook=94 and =93TabletPC=94 computers to understanding dial-up =
networking, modems, and wireless connections.  He helped at DELL COMPUTERS i=
n building up the Tech Support department, and then in forming the Notebook =
Support department where they later created the Latitude Notebook Support gr=
oup.  He left DELL COMPUTERS in 1996 to become a full-time independent Compu=
ter Consultant, and has worked with many, many fortune 500 companies to date=
.  =0D=0A=0D=0ARich loves camping, hiking, and outdoor nature activities, an=
d is really BIG on communications, and =93mobile=94 worker situations.   =
=0D=0A=0D=0AFor more information, please see his website at http://www.richa=
llcorn.com =0D=0A=0D=0A
TEL;WORK;VOICE:(512) 782-9949
TEL;WORK;VOICE:(512) 671-1929
TEL;CELL;VOICE:(512) 844-7424
TEL;WORK;FAX:(512) 671-1928
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URL;WORK:http://www.richallcorn.com
BDAY:19581102
EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:richallcorn@gmail.com
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