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	Andrew Fluegelman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andrew Cardoza Fluegelman (born November 27, 1943--presumably died July 6, 1985) was a programmer and attorney best known as the inventor of what is now known as the shareware business model for software marketing.
		Fluegelman edited PC World magazine from its introduction in 1982 until 1985, and Macworld magazine from its introduction in 1984 until 1985.
		In 1985, Fluegelman, already suffering from colitis, was diagnosed with cancer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Fluegelman (222 words)

	Andrew Fluegelman -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He (A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product) trademarked the term "freeware" in order to retain control of the word's meaning, which ironically had the unintended result of causing other developers to use the subsitute term "shareware" in order to avoid infringing the trademark.
		Fluegelman edited (Click link for more info and facts about PC World) PC World magazine from its introduction in 1982 until 1985, and (Click link for more info and facts about Macworld) Macworld magazine from its introduction in 1984 until 1985.
		In 1985, Fluegelman was diagnosed with (Type genus of the family Cancridae) cancer.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/andrew_fluegelman.htm (186 words)

	Jim Button - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has been quoted as saying this expression not only reflected the optional payment model, but also that comments from users drove the development of later releases.
		He collaborated with PC-Talk (communications software) developer Andrew Fluegelman to adopt similar names (PC-File was originally "Easy-File"), and prices, for their initial shareware offerings; they also agreed to mention each other's products in their program's documentation.
		Fluegelman referred to this distribution method as "freeware".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Button (205 words)

	Shareware - Paul's Picks
		For two programmers, Andrew Fluegelman and Jim Button, the idea of letting people try their software before they paid for it, came at almost the exact same point in time.
		Andrew Fluegelman was a successful attorney and also the editor of PC World Magazine.
		Fluegelman decided to trademark the term "Freeware." Around the same period of time there were a few other programmers who were considering using the same marketing technique as Andrew Fluegelman.
	www.paulspicks.com /history.asp (2754 words)

	andrew - definition by dict.die.net
		Andrew n : (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: Andrew, Saint Andrew, St Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle]
		On one occasion John the Baptist, whose disciple he then was, pointing to Jesus, said, "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:40); and Andrew, hearing him, immediately became a follower of Jesus, the first of his disciples.
		It is noteworthy that Andrew thrice brings others to Christ, (1) Peter; (2) the lad with the loaves; and (3) certain Greeks.
	dict.die.net /andrew (270 words)

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		Fluegelman, as one of the few business people actually using a PC, was a perfect subject for a first issue profile.
		Fluegelman was fond of saying the amount of code doing the work in PC Talk was tiny compared to the amount that was just there to make life pleasant.
		Fluegelman had been missing for about a week when his car was found parked near the toll plaza on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge, the site of so many of his moments of inspiration.
	textfiles.fisher.hu /news/freeware.txt (1911 words)

	The Doe Network: Case File 579DMCA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fluegelman was last seen on July 6, 1985, when he left his Marin County home to go to his office in Tiburon.
		A 1982 Mazda belonging to Fluegelman, editor of PC World and Macworld magazines, was found at Vista Point on the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
		Fluegelman was diagnosed with cancer a week before his disappearance.
	www.doenetwork.us /cases/579dmca.html (134 words)

	Tucows: Software Articles :: Tell Me About ... The History Of Shareware - Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Andrew Fluegelman was a successful attorney and the first editor of PC World Magazine.
		The name that Andrew Fluegelman came up with was "freeware." Today, the term means something totally different, but there's a reason why it does.
		Fluegelman decided to copyright the term "Freeware." Around the same period of time there were a few other programmers who were considering using the same marketing technique as Andrew Fluegelman.
	editorial.tucows.com /blog/_archives/2005/8/5/1111052.html (1492 words)

	BBS Documentary: The Dedications
		Andrew Fluegelman is in danger of being forgotten as one of the pioneers in the BBS and computer world.
		In 1985, Fluegelman was taking medication for Colitus, which was having a deep effect on his personality, with mood swings and depression.
		In July of that year, he was informed that he had cancer; he drove to the Golden Gate Bridge, left a suicide note in his car, and, it is presumed, committed suicide.
	www.bbsdocumentary.com /production/dedications (1033 words)

	Shareware - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The term shareware was coined by Bob Wallace to describe his word processor PC-Write in the mid-1980s.
		Wallace came up with the name that stuck, but many consider the "fathers" of the shareware marketing model to be Jim Button and Andrew Fluegelman.
		Button referred to his distribution method as "user supported software," and Fluegelman called his "freeware." Between the three of them, they clearly established shareware as a viable software marketing method.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Shareware (659 words)

	FHOF: The Shareware Story
		In Tiburon, California, it was born as the program PC-Talk, fathered by Andrew Fluegelman.
		He was excited by the similarity in the two requests for donations, and felt I should get in touch with PC-Talk's author, Andrew Fluegelman.
		Andrew and I began by calling it "freeware." All of these words have taken on different meanings now, and "shareware" has come to be the most commonly used word.
	www.freewarehof.org /sstory.html (1303 words)

	Freeware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For example, a license might allow the software to be freely copied, but not sold, or might forbid commercial, government or military use.
		The term freeware was coined by Andrew Fluegelman when he wanted to distribute a communications program named PC-Talk that he had created but for which he did not wish to use traditional methods of distribution because of their cost.
		Previously, he held a trademark on the term "freeware" but this trademark has since been abandoned.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Freeware.htm (561 words)

	Andrew Fluegelman - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word Andrew Fluegelman:
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		Andrew Fluegelman, Fluegelman, Andrew : Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
	onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=Andrew+Fluegelman (74 words)

	freeware - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At one time, "freeware" was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman.
		At one time, `freeware' was a trademark of Andrew Fluegelman, the author of the well-known MS-DOS comm program PC-TALK III.
		It wasn't enforced after his mysterious disappearance and presumed death in 1984.
	dict.die.net /freeware (137 words)

	No match for Andrew mail system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sorry, the term Andrew mail system is not in the dictionary.
		Please send in a definition so I can add it to the dictionary.
		Nearby terms: Andrei Markov « Andrew File System « Andrew Fluegelman « Andrew Message System » Andrew Project » Andrew S. Tanenbaum » Andrew Tanenbaum
	gd.tuwien.ac.at /study/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Andrew+mail+system (68 words)

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		ARTICLES Various Subjects: In Response To FidoNews 3.49 PC World's Andrew Fluegelman Award - Let's Nominate T.J. Commercial Exploitation of Fido GAGS Shareware Status Report Genealogy EchoMail Update Fido's Home for Utilities and Software 2.
		----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 4 12 Jan 1987 David Dodell Node 114/15 - 1/98 Let's nominate Tom Jennings for New PC World's Andrew Fluegelman Award - 1987 In the January 1987 issue of PC World there is a call for nominations for the First Annual Andrew Fluegelman Award - 1987.
		The purpose of the award "is given annually to encourage personal computer software excellence and to recognize a software programmer....
	www.textfiles.com /fidonet-on-the-internet/878889/fido0402.txt (4276 words)

	Andrew Message System from FOLDOC
		A multimedia interface to electronic mail and bulletin boards, developed as part of the Andrew Project.
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		Next: Andrew Project, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Andrew Tanenbaum, Andrew Toolkit
	www.instantweb.com /d/dictionary/foldoc.cgi?Andrew+Message+System (44 words)

	New Games Energy Resource Exchange with Dale Le Fevre
		More New Games, Andrew Fluegelman & Shoshana Tembeck.
		How to Play with Your Children (and when not to), Brian and Shirley Sutton-Smith.
		I and II, Andrew Fluegelman & Shoshana Tembeck, Verlag an der Ruhr.
	www.inewgames.com /newgameslinks.html (432 words)

	Andrew Fluegelman from FOLDOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He once owned the trademark "freeware" but it wasn't enforced after his mysterious disappearance and presumed death in 1984.
		Previous: Andorra Kernel Language, Andorra-Prolog, Andrei Markov, Andrew File System
		Next: Andrew Message System, Andrew Project, Andrew S. Tanenbaum
	www.instantweb.com /d/dictionary/foldoc.cgi?Andrew+Fluegelman (56 words)

	Premiere Issue. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Our Review section presents in-depth evaluations of Macintosh application programs.
		In this issue I put MacWrite, the Mac's first word processor, through its paces, and Andrew Williams describes how Multiplan, a well-known electronic spreadsheet program, fares when translated into the Macintosh idiom.
		There is almost no precedent for MacPaint, the Mac's innovative drawing program.
	www.pixelyn.net /projects/01issue/mags/macworld.html (710 words)

	Andrew Project from FOLDOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A distributed system project for support of educational and research computing at Carnegie Mellon University, named after Andrew Carnegie, an American philanthropist who provided money to establish CMU.
		See also Andrew File System, Andrew Message System, Andrew Toolkit, class.
		Nearby terms: Andrew File System « Andrew Fluegelman « Andrew Message System « Andrew Project » Andrew S. Tanenbaum » Andrew Tanenbaum » Andrew Toolkit
	gd.tuwien.ac.at /study/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Andrew+Project (65 words)

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