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                         ABOUT THE AUTHOR -  JIM HOOD 

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       I am commercial photographer by training and a computer hobbyist 
       by preference. An odd combination of skills, but technology has 
       always been a fascination! I live about 3 miles from Seattle, 
       Washington on Mercer Island, a city of about 24,000 people in 
       the middle of Lake Washington. 

       As former coordinator for the Mercer Island Computer Club, I 
       divide my time between computer related hobby activities and the 
       operation of Seattle Scientific Photography which produces 35mm 
       lecture/presentation slides for a variety of clients. 

       Many authors wonder how I collect and compile such a large 
       amount of mailing address information. The Seattle area where I 
       live is home to major software companies such as Quicksoft (Bob 
       Wallace/PC Write) Buttonware (Jim Button/PC File), Microsoft, 
       Aldus, Microrim and many others. We have a large BBS network, 
       rich computer club focus and busy programming scene. Various 
       lists and leads thus pop into focus frequently and it makes 
       sense to me as a shareware author to collect and use this 
       information in mailing my shareware to various distributors and 
       large computer clubs. 
       
       However, the more I thought about how valuable such a mailing 
       list is, it seems a little selfish not to distribute this list 
       which, in some ways, is more vital to your financial success 
       than the source code of your program! 
     
       I attended the University of Sophia in Tokyo, Japan and Seattle 
       University in Seattle. I have taught classes at the University 
       of Washington Experimental College. My first shareware program, 
       PC-LEARN absorbed approximately 950 hours of programming, 
       editing and research time. PC-LEARN is distributed by many 
       reputable shareware software distributors. Your honesty in 
       submitting a registration fee for using PC-LEARN or THE 
       $HAREWARE MARKETING $YSTEM is appreciated. To your success!