From: scott_atkinson@hotmail.com   
      
   Interesting. Until you said this, I had no doubts about his authorship of   
   the software. Did these guys sell the stuff for the Microbee as well. The   
   source code is very interesting. Was it assembler or compiled basic?? If  I   
   can get in touch with Greg, I'll ask him about it in more detail (see if he   
   squirms ;-) ). He did make a comment that he went to Sydtrig once, but   
   everyone was just copying software (including his!!), so he never went back.   
      
   I remember that beanie!!!! Middle of summer, and he'd still have it on!! His   
   workroom as well, just up from the toilets. SYDTRUG is still going as well,   
   running from the scout hall at Sefton (I do remeber some meetings there as   
   well). Some of the names are still the same as then.   
      
      
      
      
   "RedskullDC"  wrote in message   
   news:H96dnZ0MrL0nbiPYnZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   > Hi Scott and Mark,   
   >   
   > "Mark McDougall"    
   >> Scott Atkinson wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> RedskullDC & Mark. I have no idea who you were talking to about this,   
   >>> but   
   >>> it   
   >>> definately wasn't Greg Dubios (he had & still has a rather distinctive   
   >>> beard).   
   >>   
   >> Well, seems one of us was duped. IIRC there were two guys, and neither   
   >> of them were anywhere near 30 at the time - probably only around 18-22   
   >> if memory serves?!? They claimed to be the authors of the Dubois &   
   >> McNamara software. Maybe it was a scam because the deal never panned   
   >> out...   
   >   
   > One guy's name was William I think, he worked at a computer store at   
   > Maroubra Jn. at the time. Fairly slim, wore glasses.   
   > The other had a slight speech impediment, and always wore a blue parka.   
   >   
   > I did a similar conversion of one of their games for the MicroBee, the   
   > graphics   
   > are not dissimilar in some respects to the Model1 Hires board that Mark   
   > mentioned.   
   > They did give me the source code to work with , so if they were not the   
   > original   
   > authors, I have no idea how they came by it??   
   >   
   >>> PS I was in Sydtrug as well, out the back of the florist in Botany on   
   >>> Saturdays. Those were the days.   
   >   
   > Slightly off-topic:   
   > My Mum actually worked for Mick Rowney in Patterson's florist around   
   > '74-75.   
   > Mick eventually sold the florist shop and retired to Kiama on the NSW   
   > south coast,   
   > though I heard that he passed away soon afterwards.   
   > I have no idea if there is any truth in the rumour that he was buried with   
   > his   
   > legendary beanie :)   
   >   
   > Red   
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