In this episode, I begin a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. So that time was serving as the parish’s computer consultant setting up a database of parish records. I talked about the ups and downs of automating parish communications.

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Cromemco Z-2 my first personal computer on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco_Z-2

Quattro Pro spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quattro_Pro

Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_1-2-3

Parish Data System: https://www.acstechnologies.com/parish-data/

PDS founder Father Mike Boyle: https://www.acstechnologies.com/parish-data/reverend-mike-boyle/

Zenith Data Systems computers on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_Data_Systems

WordStar word processor for CP/M: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordStar

Microsoft Multiplan spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplan

Kaypro Computers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro

Osborne 1 "portable" computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_1

Tithing on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe

National School Lunch Act on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_School_Lunch_Act

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