Subj : Re: Jim Butterfield
To : Chicken Head
From : HowlinAl
Date : Sat Aug 22 2020 05:02 pm
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.
