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NAME:
Damian Smith

COMPUNET ID:
RS9

WHAT HE DID:
Nothing which was of any significance, though I was a very frequent user. I think my record quarter bill came to around £250 of which my dad was not to impressed with. I got my modem through the Zzap 64 offer and stayed a member of CNET for about a year. I was around 15 years old at this time. Cnet then removed my local log-on node to a one which would mean even bigger phone bills, so the membership had to go. I did also use the user 2 user software which was very handy for making secure offsite backup of my friends games. It wasn't bad timing though, I did have my sights on a Amiga at the time I left (which required me to sell my C128). I got involved with a few demos (some using the demo creator, (ok, very lame, but at least I admit it !) but nothing which was considered as CNET history! I had much more impact on the Amiga scene with demos, compilations, free phonecalls etc.

CLAIM TO COMPUNET FAME:
Probably made Partyline & MUD a good financial sideline for CNET!

WHAT'S HE UP TO NOW:
Went to University for 4 years, worked for Oracle UK for 3 and now working as a freelance Oracle Applications Technical Consultant.

OTHER STUFF:
Hoping to find the CNET system back up on the web someday !

TOP THREE FAVOURITE PROGRAMS/HARDWARE:
1) The C128 & C64 have massive memories, especially CNET which makes the internet look very poor, considering how old CNET is. 2) The Games on the C64, must be Spy V Spy series and Racing Destruction Set. 3) My Amiga (My last machine was A2000 with 68030 card & SCSI drive) was a great bit of kit, do not use it much now but I still think the operating system was top and still shows windows 98 how fast it should be done! 4) There has never been many decent games over the last few years but I would have to say Syndicate and Dungeon keeper are excellent !

BETWEEN WHICH DATES WERE YOU A MEMBER OF COMPUNET:
Hard to remember, must have been April 86 to April 87. I got my Amiga 500 a week after it came out, I had to raise the cash by selling all my 64/128 stuff. I think that must have been around April 87.

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