Eugene Goes:  

After I graduated from high school I attended the University of Wichata for one year studying Electrical Engineering. The following summer , my brother and Adrian Burrows went out to San Jose, California to go to school. They talked Larry Burrows and me to go out there with them so I didn't go back to Wichata. While in San Jose, I picked up another 32 hrs at San Jose City College. When I first got to Calif I weighed in at 118 lbs so I joined a Health club along with my brothers Dennis and Harley. I stayed with it doing heavy weight training for 18 months. I started gaining weight and muscles and reached 140 lbs without any fat on me. I was also doing gymnastics and swimming alot. I got into the best shape of my life. Most of the time that I was in Calif, I worked part time at the post office, which was one of the better paying jots for college students. Towards the end of the 2nd year I was getting short on money so I had to drop out of school and get a full time job. I had been at Ampex Audio doing electronic test of the tape machines and amplifiers that were coming off the assembly lines I received a letter beginning with: Greetings from the Pres. of the USA. So, instead of being drafted, I joined the United States Air Force, because I didn't want to be in the military (Army, Navy, Marines). I signed up for electronics training, since I already had quite a bit of experience in building and repairing numerous electronic things. The second day I was in Basci training, I was pulled out of my flight to take an IBM Programmers Appitude test. The next day I was sent over to the Air Force Human Resources building where I was to be interviewed about changing my career to Computer Programming. I didn't have a clue as to what is was, but it sounded like a good idea so I took it. So on the third day in basic training, I ...Expand for more