The Fame & The Glory

And now, here are a few more words about the last contest. First, we would like to thank all of the contributors who donated prizes for this contest.

• A&J Micro Drive, 1050 E. Duane Ave., Suite I Sunnyvale, CA 94086, (408) 732 9292, graciously donated one complete Micro Drive System, our 2068 first prize, which has been awarded to John Nguyen.
• G. Russell Electronics, RD1 Box 539, Centre Hall, РА 16828, (814) 364 1325, supplied 2 ROMswitches and a Winky Board 2000 signal conditioner as prizes.
• Byte-Back, RT 4 Box 54, Leesville, SC 29070, (803) 532 5812, donated а UM-64 Ram pack to be given as а prize.
• John Oliger, 11601 Whidbey Dr., Cumberland, IN 16229, supplied a video upgrade kit (see SWN 2/1 & 2/2) and expansion board to be our 1000 first prize (which I rather enjoyed building), that was sent on to Gregory Harder, along with a premodified 1000 board.

I’m sure that all of you will agree that this is indeed a formidable list of prizes for a TS based contest and we would like to thank those suppliers for their help.

There are a few other people who rightly deserve a lot of recognition for their behind the scenes work. We cannot forget the judges! Our thanks go out to Dan Pinko and the Vancouver User group; Bob Heil and the Central PA User group; and Mark Fisher and the Capitol Area User group. Diligent group members toiled for hours trying to narrow down the field to the finalists, In reviewing each user group Scoresheet, Г was very impressed at the attention to detail and completeness of examination that each program went through.

All of this effort made the job of picking the winners conceivable. It was still necessary for each of us to review 22 programs, bicker and quibble, tear our hair out and pick the winners, I might add (without the specifics) that only ONE program was picked unanimously. This was the 64 column Basic by Wes Brzozowski which was a second place winner. The other winners were 2/1 splits. Suffice it to say that contest judging, albeit fun, is NOT easy!

Meanwhile, we’ve been scratching our heads to come up with ideas for the next GIANT CONTEST. Ideally, the topic would be less general than the last contest; judging such a broad range of programs was very difficult, at best.

Oh yes! We have not forgotten the most important group, all of the contestants. There were many fine programs submitted. We will print as many of them as we can and as soon as we can. For all of the non-winners, fear not! SWN does indeed compensate for submitted original articles as they are published. However, please show the virtue of patience. We can only work up just so many at a time, just so you don’t forget who you are, here are all of you!

• Mark Stueber, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
• Harry D. Peters, Saxton, PA 16678
• Michael Finn, Philadelphia, PA 19137
• Richard Gold, Indian Head, MD 20640
• Wes Brzozowski, Endicott, NY 13760
• Robert Schubel, Rahway, NJ 07065
• Richard Bredhoff, Brooklyn, NY 11236
• John Headly, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
• Ed Pardo, Hopatcong, NJ 07843
• Ken Frankel, Hopatcong, NJ 07843
• Stephen Jonke, Glen Arm, MD 21057
• Ralph Vasko, Donora, PA 15033
• M. E. LaVerne, Oakridge, TN 37830
• John Nguyen, Louisville, KY 40213
• Robert Fischer, Summerville, GA 30747
• Gary Mueller, Watuga, TX 76148
• Eugene Dorrierre, St. Louis, MO 63130
• Basil Wentworth, Bloomington, IN 47401
• Michael Kudelka, St. Louis, MO 63115
• John Byrne, Cookeville, TN 38501
• Paul Allain, Gardinez, MA 01440
• Bob Dinardo, Kendall Park, NJ 08824
• Randy Moulder, Vienna, VA 22180
• Owen Christianson, Buffalo, NY 14222
• Russell Parker, Skokie, IL 60076
• Robert Annis, Oakley, KS 67748
• Thomas Arbster, Bethany, OK 73008
• Stanley Lemke, Wichita, KS 67207
• Coyt Hackett, Mariposa, CA 95338
• Herbert Moulds, Detroit, MI 48219
• Ken Majors, NAS, Meridian, MS 39305
• Chuck Peterson, Alcester, SD 57001
• Dottie Bundy, Ventura, CA 93003
• Jean Claude Touzin, La Sarre, P.Q. Canada J9Z 2X4
• Randy Smith, Fresno, CA 93703
• Paul Edwards, Pelican Bay, TX 76020
• Ken Hatch, Aloha, OR 97007
• Don Dailey, Great Falls, MT 59405
• Bernard Souchek, Deweese, NE 68934
• Peter McMullin, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4E 1G9
• Leroy Watson, Mt. Clemens, MI 48044
• Carlos Lytle, Worthington, OH 43085
• John Mathias, North Riverside, IL 60546
• James Hill, Helena, MT 59601
• Chia-Chi Chao, Moraga, CA 94556
• William Pollock, Jefferson City, MO 65101
• Gregory Harder, Denver, CO 80206
• John McMichael, Bozeman, MT 59715
• G. W. Goegelin, Phoenix, AZ 85032
• Chris Nystrom, Austin, TX 78758
• Gary Cormonde, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Alfred DeGennaro, Parma, OH 44134
• David Ellis, Austin, TX 78753