AboutAuthor #PRG formatted GEOS file V1.0D4$eps24testgcP Շ ԇBP'POSTNEWSB36#BLASTER'S CONVERTER V2.5PAppIndexD 1BRUCE.JPGg 9AWrite Image V2.1geoWrite V2.1  ...݅ ( >1 59 ..  9 < <` " . r " `(@1ʎsAڢ9 V& $000000000p@Bruce Thomas bought his first Commodore 64 in November 1983 with a 1541 Disk Drive and a 1702 Monitor. After typing in countless magazine programs he joined the Commodore Users of Edmonton (CUE) in September 1984 and got access to a vast disk library of programs. The group offered many other opportun- ities and Bruce contributed in many ways including submitting the winning Newsletter Cover Design in the Spring of 1987 (the newsletter was produced by a member using The Newsroom at the time) and acting as an Assistant SysOp on the Club BBS. After doing a demo of geoPublish at a club meeting in March 1988 Bruce was asked to produce the 8-Bit section of The Kernal Chronicles - the club's newly renamed hybrid newsletter. The Laser printed Amiga section of the newsletter caused lots of criticism to be directed at the dot-matrix produced 8-Bit section. These criticisms were silenced in November 1988 when the first Laser printed 8-Bit section of the newsletter arrived (printed with the same PostScript Laser that the Amiga section used). Bruce continued to produce the 8-Bit section until that side of the club disbanded in late 1992. During that time he also produced two complete issues when the Amiga editor was unavailable. Since that time Bruce has continued to publish an annual Family Newsletter (begun in 1988) plus contribute to and publish various Club newsletters for Meeting 64/128 Users Through The Mail (Commodore MaiLink), Louisville Users of Commodore of Kentucky (The LUCKY Report) and The United Commodore User Groups Association (UCUGA Commodore Digest). For 6 years Bruce used geoPublish to create the monthly newsletter for the School Parent Association at the Elementary School his 3 children attended and to create order forms for the Hot Lunch Program. He also published a book of his father's short stories. All of these items were printed using a variety of PostScript equipped printers (Laser, Ink-Jet, Black & White and Color) to get the best possible print quality. ty. ̐̀  U ſſſſł0`p8UUUU000000000 Bruce has satisfied his writer's itch by submitting columns and articles to such other publications as Willis Patten's GEOS Publication, the LoadStar Letter plus Commodore World and Go64! magazines. While using his Commodore computers has been a constant in Bruce's life for more than 20 years his career path has been quite varied including stints as a Labourer, restaurant Cook, Crane Operator, Truck Driver, Professional Athlete and Air Traffic Controller. Currently, Bruce is an IT Specialist responsible for the Network, Phone System and Windows and Linux Servers at a High Tech firm in Edmonton, Canada. In spite of his day job, and sometimes because of it, Bruce always enjoys coming home and using his Commodore computers.is Commodore computers.rs.rs.rs.rs.L¥o {II ?G` oHlee oIΓI ?G`,0D J aU 8 8 `HI Ghjj