Steve Punter
Steve Punter (born 1958 in Toronto, Ontario)[1] is a Toronto-based programmer and media personality.
Punter is noted for his work with Commodore microcomputers. He created WordPro, the first major word processor for the Commodore PET and Commodore 64 computers.[2] He is also the designer of the Punter file transfer protocol which bears his name.[3]
In the 1980s Punter designed and operated the bulletin board system (BBS) for the Toronto PET Users Group.[3] He was an occasional speaker at the World of Commodore expos, and is featured in the film BBS: The Documentary.
He is an expert on cell phones and cell phone network coverage, in which capacity he has made occasional network TV appearances since the early 2000s.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Steve Punter". Biographical display at the Personal Computer Museum, Brantford, Ontario, 2012.
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