Here is the fourth information release for AmiWest 2005, July 23,
2005 in Sacramento, California. Our webpage at
www.sacc.org/amiwest is
being updated with all the current show information. We encourage you to
visit our site to see the rest of the current information.
Amiga Forever,
Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
AmiWest 2005 Committee
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MISTER ZOIL ENTERPRISES TO BE AT AMIWEST 2005!
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We're sure that many of you will remember the great Amiga disk copier, Project D. We welcome back Mister Zoil Enterprises will again be exhibiting the work of Ben Fuller, the author of Project D and other great Amiga software.
We've asked Glenn Fuller, Ben's father and the exhibitor for Mister
Zoil Enterprises, to explain a little bit about Mister Zoil and the
special meaning this exhibit has. Here is what he had to say:
"Mister Zoil Enterprises was founded by Benjamin G. Fuller in 1997.
It was a name given by a friend and embraced by Ben. Ben's career
with computers began with the 6502 chip Commodore Vic-20 then PET.
His last product is unknown but one of his last very popular ones was
ReplayTV. He was one of the first developers at 16 years old for the
Amiga. The former name of Ben's company was Fuller Computer Systems, Inc. out of Gilbert, Arizona.
Ben's father will have a booth showing Project D on an Amiga 2000 with what is probably the last version which Ben had released. . .
Ben helped found AAUG (Arizona Amiga User's Group)in 1986.
We welcome friends and curious to stop and visit. Rumor has it that
perhaps a few "Boing" ball posters will be on display along with some
of Ben's original art work, Photography, and a few memoriable items.
Ben retired in June, 2001 and continued with an avocation,
photography.
BIOGRAPHY
The major sequence of Ben's life of late follows: Ben left for
California in 1988 to join Silent Software and contribute to the "Who
Framed Roger Rabbit" computer game distributed by Buena Vista
Software, Disney. He returned to Arizona in 1992 to join Softwood,
Inc. [developing] another Amiga product, Final Copy II. [In] late
1993 he accepted another position in California and remained. [The]
first [product] from this last move was SunRize Industries Studio 16
v3.0. Early [in] 1995 he moved to Iband, Inc., which was purchased by Macromedia. He utilized among other disciplines HTML for Backstage and Dreamweaver web site design products. July 1998-July 2001 Ben was with ReplayTV. Ben lived in Campbell, California from 1993 to June 2001 when he moved to Redwood City, mid-Bay area, to retire. He had just concluded interviewing for consulting work with Moxi/Digeo when the events occurred that ended his life.
As a foot note, Ben has "Amiga Forever" software on his Dell Tower,
his user account symbol a NASA Astronaut in a space walk. Along with
and shoulder to shoulder with his love of computers were his passions
for science fiction: Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who et al. NASA and
space travel was a high interest also. Space Access 2001 in
Scottsdale, Arizona was the last conference he attended and photos are
on his web site,
www.zoil.com."
We encourage all of you to come by the Mister Zoil booth to check out what promises to be a unique and interesting exhibit. Again, this exhibit is another demonstration of the solidarity of the Amiga community.
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So remember,
AmiWest 2005 is rolling! The facility is reserved and the vendors
are notified! Keep watching for these releases and tell everyone
that you know - the Amiga and the Amiga community is alive and
well!
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AmiWest 2005 will be at the
Clarion Hotel Cal Expo
2600 Auburn Blvd.
Sacramento California 95821
Reservations Phone 1-800-424-6423 toll-free (local 1-916-487-7600)
and by snail-mail at the above address.
Please watch our website at
www.sacc.org/amiwest for continuing news and information regarding AmiWest 2005. We are on target for another improved show! See you there!
