Having dabbled for a few years in the fledgling micro-computer field, I decided to see if I could turn my knowledge into some sort of business, advising companies in ways to use these new micro systems to help with some basic business tasks. Of course this was very part-time, as I was working for Litton Systems those years.
Remember, there were no computer graphics yet… so I picked the name MicroDyamics, and created a logo using Lettraset (rub-on letters and lines). Then I printed a business card. I still have samples of the last two iterations of these cards: the first showing our Carling Avenue apartment address in Ottawa, then a second version at our York Hill Blvd. address in Thornhill (Toronto).
Although I did approach and speak to a few small businesses, I don’t believe anyone took me up on my suggestions. It was simply too early to turn this into a business. But I had fun creating the name and designing the logo. Years later I was approached by some firm in Vancouver asking permission to use the name MicroDynamics (which I had registered in Canada). Since I had no plans for it, I said OK. (The concept of selling URL’s — which didn’t exist yet — wasn’t applicable, and I didn’t ask for any compensation since they planned to use a different name if I said no.)
