Steve Punter (born 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) [1] is a Toronto-based programmer and media personality.
Punter is noted for his work with Commodore microcomputers. He created WordPro, the first major word processor for the Commodore PET and Commodore 64 computers. [2] He is also the designer of the Punter binary file transfer protocols which bear his name. [3] He wrote the PunterNet networked BBS program in the late 1980s. [4]
In the 1980s Punter designed and operated the bulletin board system (BBS) for the Toronto PET Users Group. [3] He was an occasional speaker at the World of Commodore expos, and is featured in the film BBS: The Documentary. [4]
He is an expert on cell phones and cell phone network coverage, in which capacity he has made occasional network TV appearances since the early 2000s. [5] [6]
Steve Punter (born 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) [1] is a Toronto-based programmer and media personality.
Punter is noted for his work with Commodore microcomputers. He created WordPro, the first major word processor for the Commodore PET and Commodore 64 computers. [2] He is also the designer of the Punter binary file transfer protocols which bear his name. [3] He wrote the PunterNet networked BBS program in the late 1980s. [4]
In the 1980s Punter designed and operated the bulletin board system (BBS) for the Toronto PET Users Group. [3] He was an occasional speaker at the World of Commodore expos, and is featured in the film BBS: The Documentary. [4]
He is an expert on cell phones and cell phone network coverage, in which capacity he has made occasional network TV appearances since the early 2000s. [5] [6]