Dear CJ (and ggn),

Thank you for the welcome!  I am glad that this was of some encouragement to you guys, but it was simply awesome to me that I could contact the DBUG and Automation guys considering that I already feel indebted to you for creating and improving so many games and also they were the first games that I ever played on my first computer/gaming system when I was about 8 years old.

My first gaming experience was on my Atari (second hand) and playing games hacked, cracked and packed by you guys (whatever that means?)   I did not even understand why the games I played seemed to contain strange menus, weird imagery and wacky messages, but I think they shaped me as a person :)

It is awesome that by the power of t'internet we are now able to talk with people like you who did what you did.  But also, on the flipside, it must be a pain in the arse for you because you get me requesting updates and trainers and all that!  At least you must know that people turn to you because you are great at what you do?

Not that I really understand exactly what you do do.  All I know is that most of the games/game Menus (90%ish) I played and still play today bear the name of DBUG or AUTOMATION and that is enough for me!

By the way, 2 questions:  What would you describe crews like DBUG or Automation as?  Operants in the freedom of software and liberation/improvement of groovy games?  

And second question:  I was a little scared to mention Automation on this site since the d-bug logo is so proudly displayed but I now notice that this is the DBUG and Automation Forum.  The question is, arent you guys, not enemies, but eachothers competitors?

Sorry for the long post.
Congealed