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BLAKDUKE:
I have worked in the computer and IT field for 45 years.  I am currently contracting in that line of work.  Now I am talking about large mainframes not P.C's.  Any have any info on this type of work out in the RV world??

ALK 

Jackliz:

--- Quote from: BLAKDUKE on March 26, 2012, 07:53:00 AM ---I have worked in the computer and IT field for 45 years.  I am currently contracting in that line of work.  Now I am talking about large mainframes not P.C's.  Any have any info on this type of work out in the RV world??

ALK

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Don't think so, Al. Most RV IT is on laptops, tablets, Smartphones, that type of thing. Now if you are savvy on WiFi or website maintenance, you might find some opportunities in those.

Best regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce

Tom:
Several forum members have been contractors in the IT business. One was a programmer on micro computers, and another was a programmer contracting to a company.

I don't understand the other reply you received  ???

Lou Schneider:
Are you talking coding or hardware work?  If you can presently upload/download the work from your home there's no reason you can't do that in a RV.  Hardware manipulation may be a little more difficult.

Gary RV Roamer:
I'm not sure what you are asking.  Are you looking to get a new contract in a different location (as opposed to actually working out of your RV)?  Some types of contract work is fairly common among RVers, e.g. nursing and construction and I would think that IT professionals would fit in as well.  Basically you find a new location that has contract work for you and then move to that area in your RV and find a campground to live in for the duration of the contract. You find the work through the usual professional contacts and help-wanted ads.

If you are looking to find work actually in a campground, I'd say the chances for mainframe-type IT work are slim. Few campgrounds have more than a microcomputer and some campground admin software. There may be some work setting up or maintaining/improving the campground's wifi network - that sort of thing is common enough.

If you want to do software development or other IT-related tasks, you can do anything you can do via the internet, including a PC as a terminal on a mainframe system. Obviously you need a strong internet connection to do that, so you probably need to carry that with you, i.e. cellular modem or satellite internet.

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