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The personal home page of open source entrepreneur, architect and author Ken O. Burtch.

Writing

Ken O. Burtch has been a computer industry leader since the early 1990's. He founded PegaSoft Canada and developed sofware for the Apple IIgs computer, including the DrawTools animation kit and the award-winning game Quest for the Hoard. He began using Linux before it was cool and authored Linux Shell Scripting with Bash as well as articles for magazines and newspapers. He enjoys working for relaxed companies, designing new inventive solutions to challenging problems. Loyal, hard-working and outspoken, his hobbies include collecting animation, recreational walking, playing piano and discussing programming and ethics.

Ken O. Burtch
Author and Educator

Recent Books and Publications

Perl Phrasebook
To be published

Linux Shell Scripting with Bash
Book, Published by MacMillian/Pearson, 2004

The Gift
Short Story, Published in Word Weaver journal, 2003

Distance
Short Story, Published in Signatures Anthology, 2003

Taming rand() and random()
Copyright © 2001, Ken O. Burtch
Article, Published in Issue 63 of Linux Gazette, mid-February (EXTRA) 2001

The Big Online Book of Linux Ada Programming
Copyright © 1999-2006, Ken O. Burtch
Book, Over 200 pages of Linux Ada programming information. Feel free to contribute.

Gnat and Linux: C++ and Java Under Fire
Copyright © 1998, Ken O. Burtch
Article, Published in Issue 33 of Linux Gazette, October 1998

Memberships and Interests

Former Member of the Writers' Circle of Durham Region (WCDR)