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   HowlinAl to Chicken Head   
   Re: Jim Butterfield   
   22 Aug 20 17:02:35   
   
   From: Alan@bluesmanforhire.com   
      
   On Friday, September 20, 2019 at 8:48:10 PM UTC-4, Chicken Head wrote:   
   > So I have to ask...has anyone here met Jim Butterfield?    
   >    
   > I had my chance at the World of Commodore-Amiga Toronto, 1992. But I didn't.    
   > I still regret it. I think Jim was one of the most important boosters of    
   > Commodore technology...although I do think he still favoured the 8-bit   
   machines    
   > over the 16-bit ones.    
   >    
   > The AHK Gang! Live on Riot.im. When we feel like it.   
      
   I had a few conversations with Jim Butterfield at a gathering in Louisville,   
   KY, and then again a year or two later in Chicago. He was pretty outgoing and   
   it seemed to me that he enjoyed all the attention he got. I thought he was   
   super charming. I    
   remember him giving a presentation, and it was pretty basic stuff. POKEing   
   BASIC into RAM and changing the keywords, etc. But he was amusing, and, hey,   
   it was Jim Butterfield. It was a highlight for me.   
      
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