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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!