Prior to that he purchased some early personal computers and learned programming and database development while working in a manufacturing environment. The encryption program described here evolved from an original design by Dale for a simple password encryptor. Ccrp has been vetted on the cypherpunks forum of the 1990's, and against the various crypto FAQ's such as the sci.crypt FAQ's. The contact with the author: d_t_ h_o_r_n@yahoo.com