Re: Dan Freeman, 1958-2026

Author: Jean Laeremans

Posted: 2026-10-13 at 08:16:04

Sad news. And another one bites the dust. Wonder how many of the old gang

remain.

On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM Richard Kaye <rkaye@invaluable.com> wrote:

> I think Woody or someone else also mentioned this. Back in the day when

> operating systems and hard drives were smaller, Dan's recommendation for

> dealing with cruft was to basically wipe the hard drive and reinstall

> everything.

>

> --

>

>

> rk

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Kurt Wendt <kwendt@pakoinc.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 8:15 AM

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> Subject: Re: Dan Freeman, 1958-2026

>

> I'm curious RK - can you possibly explain this concept of "Freemanizing"

> one's computer??

>

> :-)

>

> -K

> ________________________________________

> From: Richard Kaye <rkaye@invaluable.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 7:59 AM

> To: profox@leafe.com <profox@leafe.com>

> Subject: RE: Dan Freeman, 1958-2026

>

> Dan spoke several times at the NNJFUG back in the day which is where I

> first met Ted & Ed and many others in our little community. I was not aware

> of his musical background but he is immortalized in our community for the

> concept of "Freemanizing" one's computer as needed. My condolences...

> --

> rk

>

>

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