Meet Jim Butterfield In Conference June 7th
Jim lives in Toronto, Canada and was writing about electronics as long ago as
1959, when he wrote a series of articles on that new-fangled device, the
transistor.
He was programming computer systems back in the days of the big ones; in
1966, he designed and implemented a computer reservations system for the Canadian
National Railways passenger system.
He become more widely known with the advent of microcomputers. In
conjunction
with other enthusiasts, he produced THE FIRST BOOK OF KIM in 1977 (the KIM-1
was an early 6502-based microcomputer system).
When Commodore introduced the PET computer, which was based on the same 6502
chip, he started writing about this computer in the new magazines about
personal computing that were starting to appear at the time. This continued
as
Commodore devised new models such as the VIC-20 and Commodore 64.
Jim wrote a large number of public domain utility programs. Some users know
him for his file copying programs such as UNICOPY or COPY-ALL; machine
language
users are probably familiar with his SUPERMON. Many of his other programs
were
devised as "how to program" illustrations.
He produced a book on machine language, a video on using the Commodore 64,
and
was co-host of a television series about microcomputers back in the '80s.
Jim will be holding a formal conference in the
Commodore
Forum on June 7th at 9:30pm (edt)
Bring a friend, come early and get a
front row seat for what promises to be a fascinating evening.
