. Lee was born in
North London, and is of English and Welsh ancestry.
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I have been using the Web (WWW) and Internet since 1994, when I
was studying a Computer Science Degree (BSc) course at UEL
(University of East London) in Barking, Essex, UK.
I first started using technology at 3-4
years of age (in 1977/78) by visits to the Arcades and
playing on a LED space video game. Later on I was
given an Atari 2600 and a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where I
learned programming in BASIC, plus playing a lot of video
games. A few years later, Amstrad took over Sinclair
and so I got a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128+2 (I owned two of
them by 1988). The end of the 1980's I did get a
Commodore Amiga (where I learned more BASIC), followed by
my first PC, a second-hand Olivetti 386sx-16mhz, back in
1992. I started learning HTML in 1994, hosting my first
website on UEL's web server.
The early days of the Web and the Internet was a big
factor for me in deciding to work in IT
professionally. My first IT job was as a Junior IT
Administrator back in 1996 administrating Windows NT,
UNIX and Novell servers. My work lead me to mainly
using and supporting Microsoft software. In 2000 I
worked as a Software Developer for a number of years,
until 2015, when I reverted back to IT Support roles.
I’ve got experience in many industries such as
investment banking, insurance, and media.
Lately, the IT jobs I have worked in have been with nonprofits.
Recently in 2025 I have
been studying a few courses and improving my Python and Linux
skills; I still code a bit in my own time. Christmas
2025 I did get The Spectrum, a modern remake of the ZX
Spectrum from Argos. I'm back to 8-bit computing.
Teresa-Ling
Friend (Hooi Ling Ong) my wife, is a Business
Analyst. We first met at UEL in 1995 and got
married in 1998.
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