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And I have to add, I never had any idea that he was a man of those credentials ! He was so down to earth and willing to help. How many other folks with credentials like that would be the lead tech support person for a company ? What an awesome guy. What a loss. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerome Draper Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 6:23 PM To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Joe Frank, 1943 - 2005 A very great man and long time friend of midrange.com, Joe Frank, passed away last week. We all owe a debt to Joe for his creative and imagintive work in the IBM midrange arena. He rose through the ranks at IBM from keypunch repair to be an architect of the SSP operating system. As the "father of 5250 emulation" in the late 1970's he brought us remote and local display and printer emulation and file transfer (Emulator Transfer Utility). Take a moment to browse through the midrange archives for examples his wit, knowledge, and philosophy. A breath of fresh air (although alone in an industry that charged for everything extra) Joe would't take a nickel for tech support or upgrades of his products. "Why should you have to pay again for something you already bought", he would say. http://www.josephgfrank.org http://www.synapse.com If you know any Joe stories, please send them to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks, Jerry Draper
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