[FADCA] Victor Poor, W5SMM

[Torledsky]

Nice write up  Alan W1ABT  Tallahassee

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From: "Wayne Burkett Sr" <ka1vrf at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:10 AM
To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [FADCA] Victor Poor, W5SMM

> Group,
> Below is a copy of an email message sent by Steve, k4cjx/aaa9ac concerning
> Victor Poor, W5SMM, who became a silent key
> On August 17th, 2012. I met Victor a few times and did have some
> conversations over the past few year concerning
> The packet networks and Lans along the Space Coast. Victor supplied the 
> main
> link to the packet LAN at the Twin Towers
> In Melbourne and he had work closely with Bob Anderson, K2BJG, (who became 
> a
> silent key earlier in the year) with the
> Brevard County LAN. As Steve mentions below, Victor is best know for his
> work with the Winlink projects, especially with
> MARS and also the mariners at sea. Victor will be deeply missed. Thank you
> Victor for your dedication in communications
> throughout the world.
> Regards,
> Wayne Burkett Sr.
> KA1VRF
> District 3 FADCA Coordinator
>
>
> - -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [MARS_Winlink] Victor D. Poor passed away August 17, 2012
>
> All,
>
> It is with much sorrow that I announce the passing of the founder of the
> Winlink 2000 radio e-mail system. As a 99.9 percent CW operator in the
> early 80's, I met Vic Poor during a presentation of his pre-windows, DOS
> version "ApLink" (Amtor/Packet Link) that he used to bridge local VHF
> Packet
> communities while sailing on the high Seas. A year later, it was all over
> the ham bands and from that moment on, was instrumental in assisting the
> maritime Amateur, and as some may recall, our own Military in the first
> Kuwait War (three part, 30 minute CBS Documentary is on the Winlink WEB
> site.) His most recent creation, Winlink 2000, has saved many lives and
> much property, and is still in the enhancement stage as it moves to
> meet the
> demands of its users, both on the ham bands and elsewhere. See
> <http://www.winlink.org/node/1> http://www.winlink.org/node/1
>
> Vic was a self-educated genius, who was responsible for the generation of
> the single chip microprocessor, RTTY advancements, and many other
> aspects of
> digital communication well beyond what we do in Amateur radio. He was
> involved with the beginning of "over-the-phone lines, non-IBM, networking
> with the first Point-of-sale inventory replenishment system for a major
> International multiple unit wholesaler, involved with the first Cell phone
> technology and much more. With the advancement from DOS to Windows,
> Vic was
> one of the first to come up with Winlink Classic, which ran on the new
> Windows 3.1 operating system, and I can still remember seeing that first
> demonstration at Dayton years ago.
>
> I worked with Vic just about every day, as did many of us on the Winlink
> Development Team, and after a very short period, understood the power
> of his
> ability to create. He was a very practical visionary and with every
> conversation, well ahead of the current technology curve. Much of his
> work
> is contained in his interview with the Computer History Museum,
> articles in
> Business Week, and other such publications
> ( <http://www.winlink.org/node/1> http://www.winlink.org/node/1).
>
> Vic did not actively participate with our more recent developments,
> but was
> always there to provide encouragement and advice. We will all miss our
> mentor,
>
> Steve, k4cjx, aaa9ac
> For the Winlink Development Team
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