NAME:
Lee Armstrong
lee.armstrong@whsmithnet.co.uk

COMPUNET ID:
LA1 (Captain Kirk)

WHAT HE DID:
Graphics. Mostly in the form of static pictures, usually movie related. Had pics published in 'Your Computer', 'C&VG' and ZZap!64 Who, as with SIR gave me a back-handed compliment by recommending my site then taking the rise, but that was Zzap for you, (bless 'em.)

CLAIM TO COMPUNET FAME:
Well, I got myself noticed by leaving text frames on other user's sites giving mini reviews of their demos and encouraging people to d/load them. Was a regular on the infamous P-Line and set up my own site with pics that I'd done on my trusty Koala Pad. A good CNET mate, Andrew Merrill (AM12) wrote a scroller routine for me which I bolted onto the pics, calling them 'Demoettes.' The site became quite popular and I was getting oodles of votes until the day Jane sent me an MBX offering to move my site to a smaller 'GOTO' number, I accepted on the promise that I wouldn't lose my accumulated votes, Jane promised. I Logged on to the new location and yes true to her word I'd lost all my votes. Jane was brilliant about it though never once replying to any of my MBXs. There was also a bit of a campaign by other users to have my site put in the graphics Hall Of Fame, this of course fell on deaf ears but I was never given an explanation why. 'Log on to the ignorant one,' as I said at the time.

WHAT'S HE UP TO NOW:
Nothing in the computer line apart from using them. Still got all my C64 stuff and I'm so glad I didn't get rid of any of it.

OTHER STUFF:
I think the importance of CNET has been vastly underrated. People go on about the Internet but in my view CNET was much, much better. Just watch the CNET 'Trap' demo by Tony Crowther, read the text and that says it all.

TOP THREE C64 PROGRAMS/HARDWARE:
This is going to be difficult. Top of the list has to be the Koala Pad, couldn't draw with a joystick for toffee.
Dolphin Dos: Still a great piece of hardware and makes a 1541 a joy to use.
Elite - as soon as I hear the docking music, it brings a tear to my eye. [Truly a man of great taste!]

BETWEEN WHICH DATES WERE YOU A MEMBER OF COMPUNET:
As far as I can make out I started on CNET sometime in 1985-1986 judging by my saved MBXs. By the time I left CNET in the late '80s it was in a poor state having included Amiga and Atari owners, by that time most of the 'old guard' had left and it just didn't seem as much fun.

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