Alex Angus, founder of ALLTEK Systems cc, was born in Bloemfontein and grew up on a farm in the northern OFS town of Lindley, also home town of Danie Craven. He went to school in Lindley and Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he shared hostels with Morne du Plessis. Alex has a long history in computing. Starting as an apprentice with ICL in 1970 and completing his National Technical Diploma - Electronics in 1973, he continued this career with Friden Business Machines for 3 years. Friden was one of the first companies to modify an IBM typewriter into a "Desktop Processor". This allowed invoices to be recorded directly onto Mylar tape or magnetic media for input into the mainframe. From 1975 to 1981 he followed a technical and sales career in scientific and medical equipment, including Ultrasic Diagnostics and Nuclear Medicine, both driven by computerised systems. Alex was responsible for the installation of the first fully computerised cancer treating Atomic Linear Accelerator on the African continent. The installation at the Johannesburg Hospital included two PDP minicomputers.