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#20498From: Martin WarnettFeb 18, 1992 12:23 PM

Didn't you start Zardoz software when you left Manx, or do I have you confused with someone else? If so ignore the following… Anyway I have ImageFinder and I was told when I called Zardoz that there would be an upgrade sent out at the beginning of the year to fix the hard disk trashing problems with the automatic update feature. I have never received anything. Was it ever released?

#20507From: SyndesisFeb 18, 1992 7:00 PM

Sounds like you meant Jim Goodnow. I don't think Mike is associated with Zardoz. (Name taken from "wiZARD of OZ", of course.)

#20510From: Charles BlaquiereFeb 18, 1992 8:41 PM

Or maybe Zardoz comes from the movie of the same name, starring Sean Connery? I phoned them around New Year's and they said the upgrade would be another two months or so. I wouldn't sweat it: an upgrade is definitely on the way and not a moment too soon, in my book: my Image Finder has been sitting idle since it can't handle Imagine-created IFF24's correctly, and that's my main reason for buying the program. Blaq!

#20526From: Mike SpilleFeb 18, 1992 11:57 PM

I vaguely remember talking to JG's wife, and her saying the name was from the Wizard of Oz. By the way, her name's Dorothy……8-) 😎 -Mike

#20587From: Wayne ColeFeb 20, 1992 2:06 AM

MIke, If you recall from the Sean Connery movie, the "secret" was actually tied to the book, Wizard of Oz. If I recall correctly (been nearly 16 years since I saw it) there was a scene where he discovered books and the WIzard of Oz was of particular interest to his situation. But that is about all (except for the flying head) that I remember. wmc

#20615From: Harry ManolopoulosFeb 20, 1992 9:12 PM

I used "ZOTS" as a big secret password which caused a particular system to do some special things automatically. It was from the movie of the same name starring Tom Poston of B the Bob Newhart show # 2 fame. Harry Manolopoulos

#20544From: SyndesisFeb 19, 1992 1:45 PM

That's right – at some point in the movie, Connery finds a copy of the book in a library, and realizes where the name came from.

#20513From: John Toebes/SYSOPFeb 18, 1992 10:00 PM

Actually, what happened with him? I haven't seen much from that direction in a long time..

#20545From: SyndesisFeb 19, 1992 1:46 PM

I don't know… I think I heard from a friend of a friend that neither Goodnow nor the Amiga Live people (his neighbors) were harmed in the fires that swept the Oakland hills.

#20611From: Mike SpilleFeb 20, 1992 8:20 PM

I recall someone at Manx saying Jim moved from Oakland to another location in CA. Can't recall exactly where, though… -Mike

#20525From: Mike SpilleFeb 18, 1992 11:55 PM

Nope, that was Jim Goodnow. -Mike