[Entry No 201]
Reasonable Pages. Have a PC and will visit again.
Moin Habib - Sri Lanka - 27 Jan 2000
moin@gotomy.com

[Entry No 202]
Good pages. A PC user from across the pond who found us via another user group
Dennis Prusinski - Brighton,CO,U.S.A. - 29 Feb.2000
dprusin@uswest.net

[Entry No 203]
Excellent pages. A PC user from the other side of Offa's Dyke.
John Parry-Jones - Wales - 1 March 2000
john@electrotest-cymru.freeserve.co.uk

[Entry No 204]
Excellent pages and a great resource.
Jon Stewart - USA - 9 March 2000
hey_hey1@yahoo.com

[Entry No 205]
Excellent pages. An excellent history of ICPUG, Brian, from one of your fellow co-founder members
(and host of the 1st & 3rd national meetings, in Bedfordshire).

I joined I(C)PUG to learn the rudiments of PET computing and subsequently floated off, career-wise, into spare-time commercial programming (for CBM systems) and then into my own full-time dealership, in Cumbria. I'm now retired, but still have some CBM 8000-series (80 column) kit available for sale. See SH005/00 on the For Sale/Wanted page.
Robin Leaver - UK - 20 March 2000
robin_leaver@hotmail.com

(Webmaster: Robin found us through the Hotbot search engine, which is the first time someone has mentioned finding us that way. Must have become a classy engine if it can find ICPUG!
Update:- Robin apparently put his own name into the Hotbot search engine. This brought up the page on ICPUG's History, which mentions Robin of course.)

[Entry No 206]
Hi there! Well, it had to happen one day, and I've hung out longer than most, but I am writing this on my wonderful new PC - PIII 650MHz 128MB RAM 30GB drive.... bought with the aid of Tony Blair's "Computers for Teachers" scheme - so maybe the days of my Amiga are numbered?? And what a contrast to my original computer - a 32k PET in 1978...
Best wishes to all the old ICPUGgers, and do drop me an e-mail if you have time!
Will Light - Coventry West Midlands, UK - 31 March 2000
will.light@btinternet.com

[Entry No 207]
Good pages. Trying to find recording software for older Mac Performa 578. Perhaps for use as a dedicated multi-track hard disk unit. Any info anybody?
Tim Jimenez - Pennsylvania, USA - 16 May 2000
timothyjimenez@hotmail.com

[Entry No 208]
Nice site. I would like to some links to other sites such as other user groups. I belong to the Texas Instruments User Group (TIUG for short)(http://tiug.mansfield-notts.co.uk) and feel we should interact with each other...
Can I put your link on our site?
Trev Stevens - Mansfield, UK - 19 May 2000
trev@mansfield-notts.co.uk

Webmaster: Our links to other UK groups can be found on our UK Groups page, which has now had Trevs site added. Of course, Trev can link back to ICPUG.

[Entry No 209]
Excellent quality. Glad I found you! great content!
Computer: PC - How Found: Alta Vista - Browser: IE
John Evans - UK - 2 June 2000

[Entry No 210]
Cool quality! Hello! If anyone reads this and has some rather interesting information on the history of computers in the last 2 decades, please send it to me (by e-mail of course!) Thankyou. Signing off, Liz, over and out.
Computer: PC - How Found:: Unknown search engine - Browser: IE
Lizzie Bennett - England - 15 June 2000
EB_paprika@hotmail.com

[Entry No 211]
Good quality. Is there a site I can visit that will give me really clear un-techy information about which computer to buy my Mum?  I don't even understand the adverts!  Maybe that's the point?  And should I get her CD ROM or advance to DVD? Any advice gratefully received.
Computer: PC - How Found:: Yahoo search engine - Browser: IE
Suzanne Harris - England - 20 June 2000
Suzanne.harris@rsc.org.uk

[Entry No 212]
This is Frank's first visit but it will not be his last
Computer: Mac - How Found:: Told by a friend - Browser:: IE
Frank Montero Figueroa - Costa Rica - 20 July 2000
Franmo@24horas.com

[Entry No 213]
Excellent. A truly wonderful site. Keep up the good work. Can anyone out there tell me more about an old Commodore P500 computer, (Yes that's a P for Peter). I`ve tried to find out but to no avail.
Cheers, Phil
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Phil Triggs - England - 12 August 2000
briancohen@briancohen.freeserve.co.uk

[Entry No 214]
Being a member of ICPUG since 1989, I was under the impression that following the November/December 1998 journal, (which I still have along with my C64), that this was yet another home computer organisation falling foul to the powers of the personal computer. What a pleasure to see that you are still "hanging in there" and rating with the best when doing searches through Yahoo.com. I have added you to my Favorites and look forward to future articles.
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Wayne Sealey - England - 12 August 2000
wayne.sealey@lineone.net

[Entry No 215]
Reasonable pages.
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: Netscape
John Andrews - UK -August 25 2000
ripple46@hotmail.com

[Entry No 216]
Excellent pages. Say hello to the  Bickerstaff's for me. And a Happy Birthday (to ICPUGSE). You have our organization, (the Southwest Florida PC User Group), beat by a year. But then again, we in the colonies are a bit slow to get started - but our weather is nicer than yours!
Al Winchell, President Southwest Florida PC User Group (www.swfpcug.org)
Computer: PC - Browser: IE
Albert B.Winchell - USA - September 25 2000
fmbigal@usacomputers.net

[Entry No 217]
Outstanding quality. Raised two boys on Commodores starting in the early 70s when they were 12 and 15.  They are both computer nerds with top jobs in the industry now...but they won't give up their Commodores. 
Today I was helping a school with an Amiga video mixer they didn't want to give up... so went looking for a TCR and found this amazing site via Yahoo.  I'll be back again..and tell my Sons about it.  Thanks.  Char
Computer: PC - Browser: IE
Char Jockman - Guntown, Mississippi, USA - October 23 2000
MKDQ17a@Prodigy.net

[Entry No 218]
Good pages.
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Ross Maynard - Scotland - October 25 2000
ross@ideas2action.co.uk

[Entry No 219]
Cool
Computer: Amiga - How Found: Other User Group
George Aiken - USA - 8th November 2000
gaiken@home.com

[Entry No 220]
Reasonable pages. I was trying to find a supplier for removable hard drive caddies and assemblies.
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Peter John Watson - UK - 28th November 2000
pjwatson@hotmail.com

[Entry No 221]
The pages are cool. First visit from a former ICPUG member. Amazing to see so many people still involved in the 'community'
Computer: PC - How Found: Search engine - Browser: Netscape
Martin Edgar - UK - 15th December 2000
MEdgar7836@aol.com

[Entry No 222]
The pages are excellent.
Computer: PC - How Found: Other User Group - Browser: IE
John Santori - USA - 22nd Decmber 2000
JSant62569@aol.com

[Entry No 223]
Excellent pages. Is there any help or advice available from this web site for PC problems?
If so, I am having a problem when I start up my PC and would be very grateful for any help...
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Claire Kidd - UK - 1st January 2001
clairelkidd@hotmail.com
(Webmaster: Regular readers will know we do support the PC and I am currently responding to Claire, who appears to have picked up the KAK worm virus.)

[Entry No 224]
Excellent pages. When I was a teenager, eager to learn and to make a penny or two, I dabbled at upgrading Commodore PETs from 8K & 16K up to 32K of RAM (When that was a BIG!). Those were the good old days! I was invited to a meeting of people interested in PETs in Petersfield  (Hampshire). I was just 17 and had passed my Driving test the same week. (1982). I stumbled across your pages by chance and I am delighted to see the Club still going !
PS: I still have some 4116/4164 DRAM chips in the loft for PET upgrades !
Computer: PC - How Found: Alta Vista - Browser: IE
Chris Harding - UK - 3rd January 2001
ch@techie.com

[Entry No 225]
McKenzie says UUUCCCKKK. It is not what I thought it was. Sorry but is stinks (sucks)
Computer: Other (Not a PC, Mac or Amiga) - How Found: Alta Vista
McKenzie - U.S.A. - 7th February 2001
Webmaster: Well, it just goes to show that you cannot please all of the people all of the time.

[Entry No 226]
Cool pages. I am another Ex-ICPUG member - I haven't worn the ties out yet!
Computer: PC - How Found: Yahoo - Browser: IE
Peter E. Green - Merseyside near England - 24th February 2001
greenpeter1999@yahoo.co.uk

[Entry No 227]
Outstanding. I had been looking for the answers your Tony provided re Vinyl to CD recording for at least a year.
Thank you very much for providing a very much appreciated service to an old WWII Navy vet from the other side of the pond.
Computer: PC - Browser:: Netscape
Earl J. Lee - California, USA - 11th March 2001
dms37@sprintmail.com

[Entry No 228]
Excellent. I use a PC at home to do most of my work on, but I also own an Amiga 500, Commodore 16 and various other machines.I  have recently been given a Packet Radio Transceiver for use on the Amiga 500 and am now looking for software to run this. I am also trying to find software that will allow me to run Amiga software on my PC. Can you help?
Computer: PC, Amiga - How Found: Yahoo
Michael Bishop - England - 1st April 2001
michaelbishop@cableinet.co.uk

[Entry No 229]
Cool. A chance remark in a conversation the other day suddenly reminded me of the group and so this is a first visit from a former ICPUG member - still have the the share certificate knocking around somewhere - probably filed with all my Commodore kit in the loft. This site has now been added to my favorites and I shall re-visit often.
Computer: PC - Browser:: IE
Jim Grice - UK - 17th May 2001
jimgrice@clara.net

[Entry No 230]
Excellent quality. Will poke around and get back to y'al . That's southern American for all of you.
Computer: PC - Browser:: IE
Dan Barry - Germany - 5th July 2001
debarrys@mayn.de

[Entry No 231]
Reasonable quality.
Computer: PC - How Found:: Yahoo - Browser:: Internet Explorer
Christophe Jeandel - France - 25th July 2001
christophe.jeandel@solystic.com
(Webmaster: Christophe had a query that can be found, along with the answer, in the Features section)

[Entry No 232]
Reasonable quality. Visit me at www.geocities.com/blobrana/ and you will find the truth.
Computer: Amiga - How Found: A non-specified Search Engine - Browser: Not specified
Blobrana - Pictland - 3rd August 2001
blobrana@yahoo.com
(Editor: I'm not sure if Blobrana thinks we tell lies but the link goes to a useful Amiga area.)

[Entry No 233]
Cool.
Computer: PC - How Found: A non-specified Search Engine - Browser: Internet Explorer
Stephen Boyd Clarke - Falkland Islands  South  Atlantic - 11th August 2001
si.clarke@horizon.co.fk

[Entry No 234]
Good
Jason Bonner - England - 28th September 2001
abonner@btinternet.com

[Entry No 235]
Cool site. This takes me back.  I spent 4-5 happy years both reading and sometimes contributing to ICPUG back in the early - mid 90's.  I even attended the odd meeting.  Unfortunately my Amiga bit the dust not long after when I was switching my hard drive into a new A1200 and accidently burned the cable out!  The problem with my A1200 was the keyboard so I thought, no problem, let's just swap keyboards over, which would have been a good idea if the ribbon cable and connecter didn't come apart when removed.  I think that it was trying to tell me something!  It was about this time when I got a laptop from work and spent many a frustrated hour battling with Windoze, never to return ;-(   I am quite lucky because I sit next to a fellow Amiga fan at work and we spend many a happy hour discussing how good it was and "what if's".
Computer: PC with SY1000XG sound card - How Found: A non-specified Search Engine - Browser: Internet Explorer
Martin Kloos - UK - 28th August 2002
kloos@blueyonder.co.uk

[Entry No 236]
Site is good, useful and quick to navigate. I have several PC computer systems using Win 98SE, ME and XP Pro.  Soon to venture into Linux to try my hand at that.
Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer
Dean King - Norwich, UK - 19 November 2002
dean_wilson_king@yahoo.co.uk

[Entry No 237]
Cool and will visit again.
Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer
Manprit Bains - England - 4 January 2003
fritsgcc@aol.com

[Entry No 238]
Cool site, just discovered it! Hopefully will use it later.
Computer: PC using Windows NT
David Shelton - Worthing, England - 24 January 2003
david.shelton@bt.com

[Entry No 239]
Good site and will visit again.
Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer
(Mr) Tracy Williams - UK - 14 May 2003
tracy.williams.02@bbc.co.uk

[Entry No 240]
I think your site is excellent!  I have just spent about eight AGGRAVATING hours having those %$#$& popups from ByeByeAds popup on my screen every few minutes. Thank you SO MUCH for showing me how to eliminate them from my life !!!  I'm emailing every one of my contacts and passing on the good word.
Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer 6
Shelley Clark-Schaar - USA - 13 August 2003
slc1@cableone.net

[Entry No 241]
Good, nice and interesting.
Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer 6
Pierre Mero - France - 30 May 2004
Pub@fivox.com

[Entry No 242]
Mike Lake wrote to me earlier this year (2004)

Brian - Are you still alive? I came across you (again!) after some Googling.

Pete Dowson has retired and these days seems to spend all his time developing some really fancy software for linking VERY expensive hardware, (like complete cockpits!), to simulator software.
(Some of us were bored with a keyboard fixed to our arms!)

I have retired from day-to-day running of Wordcraft (www.wordcraft.com) but I am still chairman.  Two weeks after retiring I invented a simulator for clay pigeon shooting and that sort of snowballed!  (www.dryfire.com)

Mike Lake

Mike Lake was the first Secretary and then first Chairman of IPUG all those years ago. Pete Dowson and Mike developed Wordcraft, a Word Processor, for the PET and then various other machines. It was a very professional product and competed with the then market leaders. Wordcraft was the first product to have copy protection by means of a device you had to have connected to one of the PET ports. It was Pete Dowson who called this device a 'dongle'.

[Entry No 243]
Jen Erik Jensen wrote to me in July (2004).

Jens Erik was one of the developers of the UniComal product that first made its appearance on the PET and then was the COMAL Cartridge for the Commodore 64 and 128. I have since spoken to him on the phone, (with Jens Erik using Skype), and he is now working for IBM in Denmark.

[Entry No 244]
Tony Bryer writes:

A reference to the ICPUG website in private newsgroup caught my eye. I bought one of the first large keyboard PET's to come into the UK, (for £1000 if I remember correctly), and learned programming on it. I remember going to numerous group meetings up at Aldenham around 1980-2 and this ultimately led to me starting my own software business in 1988. Our SuperBeam structural engineering program, (www.superbeam.co.uk), was first written on my PET and I still have some of the original printouts. I also used my PET to keep track of my work records, (I was a Building Inspector at the time), and used every last trick to hold details of 500 or more jobs and the program in 32K of memory. Wonderful days! Am I the only person who remembers the ICPUG code listings sent out printed in red on green (I think) - the original copy-protected software perhaps!

Ed: Actually those listings were black on dark red, an attempt to stop photocopying so that those who wanted them would join IPUG!

[Entry No 245]
ICPUG's Australian correspondent in the days of the paper newsletter, Paul Blair, recently sent greetings from Canberra in Oz.

[Entry No 246]
Peter Green, an ICPUG member in the days of paper newsletters, writes:
Trying to download some SUDOKU puzzles for my son I Googled onto the ICPUG site to my delight! As an ancient C64 user, (remember the NOVOTEL?), I was fascinated to browse the site. I also enjoyed your BLOG. Incidentaly, I am now using Firefox; it seems OK. I have been using ONEGUY CODING'S VERN for about 8 years and couldnt live without it.VERN is the Windows version of that multiscreen box you get with Linux/UNIX. VERN means the Virtual Environment Resource Navigator. Worth a try for Windows.
Greetings from Liverpool!

Ed: I do indeed remember the Novotel and miss the camaraderie that used to exist in those days, when it was all new and exciting. The nearest I get to it now is conversing on the Linux forums.

I have had an interesting report from my nephew on Firefox. He has one of my old machines with Windows 95 on it. Recently his webmail stopped working and I surmised it was something to do with the Javascript no longer being recognised. He runs IE4. Rather than suggest he upgraded to IE6, and encounter all the problems I have had with security and the like, I suggested Firefox. This solved his e-mail problems but pages are displayed incredibly slowly. I do not have that problem of course, so I am not sure what that problem is! Opera is another IE alternative that my nephew has installed. This has solved the slow pages as well as his original problem.

The multiscreen box that VERN mimics is the ability to have more than one virtual screen at a time and

switch between them. Linux distros usually have 4 virtual screens available.

[Entry No 247]
F.A. Read-Powell writes, (Nov. 2005):
This is for your visitors book. I found the pages regarding how to transfer files from desktop to laptop very useful. I was looking on behalf of a friend who took retirement, when he developed cancer, and is now looking to retrieve files from his office to his home laptop. We are both in our late sixties and need all the help we can get with computer technology, though this does not dim our enthusiasm.

Many thanks I will pass the info on to him.

Computer: PC - How Found: Google - Browser: Internet Explorer

[Entry No 248]
Date of visiting the ICPUG site - 28/1/06. Quality of the site - Good
Computer: late model PC with XP on board - How Found: - Google - Browser: Opera
Warrick Alldridge - Melbourne, Australia

[Entry No 249]
Date of visiting the ICPUG site - 19/11/07. Quality of the site - very interesting indeed.
Computer used - Pentium 3. How Found: Google when searching for a company sellling AA-Pac hard drive caddies.(Ed: If anyone knows of a source of these please e-mail Jack)
Browser: Internet Explorer V.6
Jack Swain. UK.
Jack_swain1937AThotmail.com

[Entry No 250]
Date of visiting the ICPUG site - 10/07/08.
Quality of the site - Good. Non-fancy layout, but awesome content.
Computer used - AMD 64 X2 - Win2000.
How Found: Puppy Linux - Researching alternate boot methods
Browser: Firefox 3.0
Mike Kamrath USA
mikekamrathATgmail.com

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