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History of TUG

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Is there an article anywhere on this site that highlights the illustrious history of TUG? I would love to get a sense of how TUG started and evolved into what it has become today, including the profiles of founding members, key individuals, ups and downs, influence of technology, etc.
 

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Oh this is great. I love Fern Modena's Wayback Machine link back to postings from 1996 as well. I am going to have hours of fun and frolick.
 

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TUG History Lesson thread should be a sticky. This is living history.
 

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Thanks, Mark, but my post had a dual purpose, to get people to the History, but also to make them visit the Home Page, which many of us forget even exists.
Whoa, I'd completely forgotten about the tug2 home page, thanks
 

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Tug history, I agree needs to be a sticky.

Thanks to Bill & Mrs. Roger and Fern for starting two (2) great web sites about the timeshare industry .

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