[WriteLog] WriteLog History

[Don AA5AU]

Wayne Wright, W5XD, is the only author of WriteLog for Windows as far as I know.

I am not sure when WriteLog was first introduced to the public, but I "think" I first used WriteLog in March 1997 in the BARTG RTTY Contest. Ron, K5DJ, and I operated Multi-Multi from W5KFT that year and set a new world record. I'm pretty sure this is when I first used WriteLog but I'm not 100% sure. I'll try to find out from Ron.

According to the release notes on the WriteLog website (http://writelog.com/notes/revision-historyversion) version 9.09 was released on June 25, 1998. Interestingly, this is the exact date that Windows 98 was released to retail. The website doesn't 

WriteLog was the first Windows-based contest program that I was aware of. Previously I was using CT by K1EA for CW contesting and RTTY by WF1B for RTTY contesting. Both of these programs were DOS-based.

I would be interested in hearing the early history of WriteLog from Wayne.

73, Don AA5AU



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> From: Drew Vonada-Smith <drew at whisperingwoods.org>
>To: "writelog at contesting.com" <writelog at contesting.com> 
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>Hi all,
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>I am putting together a club presentation on the history of logging and other HR automation.  Can any of you tell me the year of introduction of WriteLog?  Or at least the first widely distributed Windows version?  Who was the original author?
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>73,
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>Drew K3PA
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