Jim Butterfield (born 14 February1936) is a Toronto-based author and computer programmer famous for his work with Commodore microcomputers, and a longtime contributor to periodicals such as The Transactor and TPUG. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... In computing, a programmer is someone who does computer programming and develops computer software. ... Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore International, an electronics company who was a major player in the 1980s home computer field. ... The Toronto PET Users Group (est. ...
In a message posted to the newsgroup tor.forsale.computers on 10th November 2006, Butterfield revealed that he was undergoing chemotherapy at that time. A newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. ... Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ...
References
Gail Hook. Meet Jim Butterfield. COMPUTE!, September 1982.
Compute! was a classic computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
1985 software advertisement featuring Brad Templeton, Jim Butterfield, and Steve Punter
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