Jim Butterfield
| Jim Butterfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1936 Ponoka, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | June 29, 2007 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Computer programmer, author |
| Spouse | Vicki Butterfield |
| Children | Susannah Butterfield, born in 1988. |
Frank James (Jim) Butterfield (14 February 1936 – 29 June 2007) was a Toronto-based author and computer programmer famous for his work with Commodore microcomputers, and a longtime contributor to periodicals such as The Transactor and TPUG. One of Jim's major works was the book Learning Machine Code Programming on the Commodore 64 (and other Commodore computers),[1] one of the leading references on programming the 6502-derived 6510 microprocessor.
Jim was born in Ponoka, Alberta, and attended the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia, but never graduated. In 1957 he moved to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, to work on the microwave system along the Alaska Highway.
In 1962 he was transferred to Toronto, Ontario. There he was exposed to computers.[2]
In 1983, he appeared as the resident expert in the TVOntario educational television program, The Academy, which served as a companion series to Bits and Bytes.
In a November 2006 newsgroup message, Butterfield revealed that he was undergoing chemotherapy.[3] His death from cancer was announced on the comp.sys.cbm newsgroup on 30 June 2007.[4]
[edit] Publications
- Butterfield, Jim; Ockers, Stan; Rehnke, Eric (1977). The First Book of KIM. Hayden Book. ISBN 0810451190. http://books.google.com/books?id=cbXsAQAACAAJ.
[edit] References
- ^ Butterfield, C64 Learning Machine Code Programming
- ^ Gail Hook (September 1982). "Meet Jim Butterfield". COMPUTE!. http://www.commodore.ca/history/people/jim_butterfield_compute_sept82.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ Jim Butterfield (2006-11-10). "Re: TPUG presents: World of Commodore 2006!". comp.sys.cbm. (Web link). Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Amigoat (2007-06-30). "Jim Butterfield". comp.sys.cbm. (Web link). Retrieved 2009-06-24.
[edit] External links
- Jim Butterfield's home page (last updated: Monday, April 30, 2007 5:52:42 PM two months before his death)
- 1985 software advertisement featuring Brad Templeton, Jim Butterfield, and Steve Punter
- Jim Butterfield's obituary
- Videos of Jim Butterfield at the 2005 LUCKI Expo
- Full text of the 1977 book, "THE FIRST BOOK OF KIM", by Jim Butterfield, Stan Ockers, Eric Rehnke
- 'Hobby Computers of the 80's', previous unpublished, presented by the Personal Computer Museum, Brantford, Ontario
