Chess Griffin is a computer hobbyist and enthusiast whose first computer was an Apple II he received as a gift in the late 1970’s. In between playing Olympic Decathlon, Choplifter, and LodeRunner, he learned to code in assembly language on an Apple II+ and Apple IIe. During high school, he learned Pascal while taking an AP computer science class, and wrote a teacher gradebook program, which was never actually used by anybody. Other computers he has owned include the amazing Sinclair, the legendary Commodore 64, the precocious Atari 400, and the monochromatic first-generation 1984 Macintosh. He maintains his passion for computers and technology by spending too much time on geek stuff such as web design, learning php, Python, bash scripting, and working with his Linux boxes. Linux is now his primary operating system at home. Chess is best know as the host of Linux Reality. A podcast (netcast?) focusing on news and information for the linux beginner.