Basic info

So heres some basic info about me:

• @name: Raphael
• @linux-distro: Arch-Linux
• @favorite-game: GTA V; Read Dead Redemption II
• @gender/sex: Male
• @country: Germany
• @hates: AFD, Optical Media

Why the name Volartrix?

So I chose volartrix becasue it sounds cool :P And this might seem wierd: It kinda sounds like the logo for a project like that would be purple (my favorite color). And V is one of my favorite characters with T. Thats why another discontinued project I had was called Tuxer. I am pretty sure that many people dont know the benifits of a website. If have some change to spare every month/year get a domain and use Github Pages or something like that to host your website.

What are your current computer specs?

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500H
• 16GB 3200MHz RAM
• Toshiba 1TB HDD
• WDC 512GB SSD
• Some random Sony Floppy drive :P
• Intel Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
• Windows 10 Pro and Arch Linux

Why did you found Volartrix

I feel founding feels to formal creating is more my language but anyway, I mostly created Volartrix to host some of my creations that dont really belong on my Personal Github Profile. But also for projects that I think will maybe get some attention and then in my opinion people can contribute easier. And it just feels better to have an Organization.

How did you get into programming

So I started getting interested in programming at the age of 10. Then I would copy video tutorials on how do make a calculator using HTML, CSS and JavaScript then find out a way on how to pack it in an exe and then send it to my friends, but then to realise that I forgot the CSS file. After that well i kept on trying new stuff and learning trough trying mostly. Well then I got into a phase of Minecraft Modding. First with a tool called MCreator and then with Java. At that point I also learned of Linux which I then dualbooted with Windows. First came Linux Mint then Ubuntu then Fedora and now Arch Linux. The fact that I switched to arch was a complete mistake since while expanding the Fedora partition I nuked it¹.

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Well after that I got really into OSDev first 32-Bit with a custom bootloader using the tutorial provided by [Nanobyte](https://www.youtube.com/@nanobyte-dev). And after that I chose limine with C and ofc 64-Bit. I have never come too far and now I am thinking of making a new custom UEFI bootloader since BIOS Booting is discontinued since 2017. Well and if you really thing about it I will probaby study Computer Sience. And what comes after that will maybe be a mystery. But I certanly know one or two things aabout computers.

What projects do you have in mind?

So my probably next projects will be

• An Operating System
• A custom Bootloader
• Maybe a custom Architecture for a CPU
• An IRC client for the console

What programs do you use

I would say my loadout is very simple:

• Terminal: Powershell Core
• Main Code Editor: VS Code
• Specific Code Editors: Jetbrain IDEs
• Music Player: Spotify Premium
• Browser: Firefox
• Chat app: Discord
• Hex Editor: HxD
• Virtual Disks: ImDisk