On 13/07/2016 1:59 AM, Somebody wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
      
   Rod Gasson and his wife Gaelyne live in South Australia so I think we   
   have a case of mistaken identity.   
      
   Many years ago Rod was so kind as to offer specific advice on how to   
   repair a VHS video recorder for which I could not locate a schematic.   
      
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