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   Message 1,787 of 4,328   
   Somebody to All   
   Re: fun graphics machine   
   12 Jul 16 19:59:36   
   
   Il 12/07/2016 17:14, Martinf ha scritto:   
   > I could totally be wrong here, but I thought I remembered a posting   
   >  to this group, or one similar, when the FGM was released to the   
   >  public for free usage, that mentioned the author passing away.   
      
   I don't know but in 2007 this article was posted on this NG by Robert   
   Bernardo   
   (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.cbm/JzfGW6xROec)   
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    > I remember the author lived just a bit up the   
    > state from where I lived...   
      
         I haven't heard from Ron Hackley in years.  I wonder if he   
   is still well in Roseburg.   
      
    > ...but I missed the meeting where he demoed the   
      
    > program...kind of regret that now.   
      
         Ron and his late wife, Ruth, made the many keystrokes of   
   FGM seem easy.  It was quite a program.   
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   It seems to imply that the name of the author was Ron, not Rod.   
      
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