This is the home page of David Schmenk. Here you will find projects and interests I have been involved with over the years.
My Brief Biography:
Born and raised in the MidWest. Pretty uneventful except for a few highlights. My folks bought me an Apple ][ in 1980 which cost $1200. That is $3,130 in 2010 dollars. Can you image spending that kind of money on a 14 year-old for something that nobody was familiar with? Luckily their investment paid off. In 1985, my dad bought for me a five year-old RX-7. My first sports car. I still can’t image what prompted him to do such a crazy thing. But he ruined me for life. Between the two of us, we’ve owned or own six RX-7s from all three generations.
Solipsistic Software (and Hardware):
Software (and hardware) should be designed for the user. If the user is the designer, so much the better. I have the benefit of writing software for myself, doing what I want, how I want. In this regard, there are others in the past that have broken from the ranks of traditional design and thought, truly doing things differently with themselves in mind. Here are a few I’ve taken inspiration from:
Project Pages:
Project Videos:
Apple ][ 30th Birthday Project
Tracking the 1972 BMW 2002
Tracking the 1993 Mazda RX-7
Having fun in the snow
Feel free to browse around and drop me a note if you wish.
