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  • Tandy TRS-80 Engineer Frank Durda IV

    From turnkit@turnkit@gmail.com to comp.sys.tandy on Sat Apr 28 00:43:29 2018
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    Sad to note that Frank Durda IV, a quality contributor to this forum, died last month:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180428073929/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-worth-tx/frank-durda-7789060

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180315064736/https://www.gofundme.com/thefightforfrank
    --- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Cord Coslor@cord@celebritydirect.net to comp.sys.tandy on Mon Apr 30 08:38:54 2018
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    So sad to hear this about Frank. He was always such a help with anything TRS-80 related, and was so invaluable that years ago, as a youngster, I could shoot him an e-mail with silly questions or whatever, and he truly became a friend. He helped develop a true love of the Tandy machines for me!
    --- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Bill Degnan@billdegnan@gmail.com to comp.sys.tandy on Mon Nov 6 06:37:56 2023
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 11:38:41rC>PM UTC-4, Tyrone F. Horneigh wrote:
    On 4/28/18 3:43 AM, turnkit wrote:
    Sad to note that Frank Durda IV, a quality contributor to this forum, died last month:
    http://www.trs-80.org/tag/steve-leininger/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180428073929/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fort-worth-tx/frank-durda-7789060

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180315064736/https://www.gofundme.com/thefightforfrank
    Wow. This is really sad news. Looking back over the last 13 years of comp.sys.tandy (my news server has great retention), Frank is possibly
    the most prolific - and accurate - poster here. Certainly in the top 3.

    Frank definitely belongs in the TRS-80 Hall Of Fame. Along with Tim
    Mann, Roy Soltoff, Steve Leininger, Don French and many others.

    Anyone have any personal stories/memories to share?
    I have a ROM and envelope addressed to Roy Soltoff from Frank Durda IV. Maybe a few other things. You can see at Kennett Classic musuem with Roy's TRS 80 model 4 and a few related artifacts.
    Bill Degnan
    vintagecomputer.net / kennettclassic.com
    --- Synchronet 3.21d-Linux NewsLink 1.2
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