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Marc Perkel, born in 1955 Wheeling West Virginia USA. Designed and built first computer in 1971-1973 out of pin ball machine relays. First real computer in 1979 IMSAI S100 Z80 based. Wrote operating system from front panel switches one byte at a time. Developed a Forth type computer language called Slick (as in "that's slick") used for machine control for custom designed computer in laser shows to chicken house environmental controllers.

In 1984 opened a computer retail store in Springfield Missouri USA Computer Tyme. Sold CP/M and IBM compatibles. Evolved into software development company ~~in 1989~~ producing DOS software packages DOS Toolbox and Network Survival Kit for DOS clients on Novell Netware networks.

In 1984 opened a computer retail store in Springfield Missouri USA Computer Tyme. Sold CP/M and IBM compatibles.

1989 Evolved into software development company producing DOS software packages DOS Toolbox and Network Survival Kit for DOS clients on Novell Netware networks. Created a programming language and menu system called MarxMenu with a Pascal like syntax.

1996 Put a server online and started web and email hosting.

1998 ran for United States Congress as a Democrat. Made it into the general election but lost to ~~incumbant~~ Roy Blunt.

1998 ran for United States Congress as a Democrat. Made it into the general election but lost to incumbent Roy Blunt.

1998 Founded the Church of Reality, a doubt based religion based on the idea of believing in what is real. Created Realist as a religious identity that is dedicated to the pursuit of the understanding of objective reality by humanity and the survival and positive evolution of the human race.

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 Marc Perkel, born in 1955 Wheeling West Virginia USA. Designed and built first computer in 1971-1973 out of pin ball machine relays. First real computer in 1979 IMSAI S100 Z80 based. Wrote operating system from front panel switches one byte at a time. Developed a Forth type computer language called Slick (as in "that's slick") used for machine control for custom designed computer in laser shows to chicken house environmental controllers.
-In 1984 opened a computer retail store in Springfield Missouri USA Computer Tyme. Sold CP/M and IBM compatibles. Evolved into software development company in 1989 producing DOS software packages DOS Toolbox and Network Survival Kit for DOS clients on Novell Netware networks.
+In 1984 opened a computer retail store in Springfield Missouri USA Computer Tyme. Sold CP/M and IBM compatibles.
+Evolved into software development company producing DOS software packages DOS Toolbox and Network Survival Kit for DOS clients on Novell Netware networks. Created a programming language and menu system called MarxMenu with a Pascal like syntax.
 Put a server online and started web and email hosting.
-ran for United States Congress as a Democrat. Made it into the general election but lost to incumbant Roy Blunt.
+ran for United States Congress as a Democrat. Made it into the general election but lost to incumbent Roy Blunt.
 Founded the Church of Reality, a doubt based religion based on the idea of believing in what is real. Created Realist as a religious identity that is dedicated to the pursuit of the understanding of objective reality by humanity and the survival and positive evolution of the human race.