[Special Note...The below was written on May, 13, 2002. We have grown a lot from that time.]

Well, well, well...We have reached over 1 million on-line posts and what a ride it has been!

First off we would like to say thanks, but no thanks to the donation idea to give to AVS Forum for the service. Very nice of some to have brought this up, however that is not what we are about.

The history of AVS Forum... (This was posted some time back in a thread..but felt this was a good time to bring this to all.) Please note...Alan and I work on this site as a team...However, I am writing this in the first person...

Back in 1995 Alan and I worked on the AV Science web site to take Home Theater, and what Alan (AV Science) offers, to the digital domain. http://www.avscience.com was born. It was doing ok but we needed a way to bring more people to the site. I came up with the idea of “AV Science Q&A” where people would ask questions to Alan and I on the topic of Home Theater. Seeing that this was part of the main AV Science site, the hope was that in turn, people would buy from AV Science. We would never, and have never, thought about charging to help people. We quickly became known as "The Boys of AV Science". This to me was quite funny...For I don't work for AV Science as an employee. We carried on our ideas of what made a good forum...that being to be kind to the people and they will be kind to you.

So as the site grew and grew over the next few years, it became evident that other people where starting to do exactly what we hoped they would do...Help People. So, the concept of "People Helping People" was born and continues to this day. In fact as Home Theater started to catch on and grow, the site did the same. It one day got to a point where it took on a life of its own and far exceeded our hopes.

In January 1999 AVS Forum was then born in the fashion you see it today. We still hold on to the same beliefs that helping and kindness can go a long way. The "People Helping People" idea is still here and still growing strong to make Home Theater even better and more enjoyable. Of course we still also hope that people would still buy from AV Science for the help given here. However, as I mentioned, the site took on a life of its own. Thus as more and more people came on the site, AV Science, as a company, started to drop of as the supporting source behind this forum. What I mean by this is that the newer members did not really even know about AV Science as a dealer. Seeing we do not believe in “pushing” product in front of the members (for the most part), this in turn was a negative effect on AV Science. We did not want the helpful forum to turn into a marketplace for dealers and people looking to make a quick buck…so rules were set into place to protect the site. AV Science, Alan, even though he can, also tries to follow the same no marketing rule for the most part. (Though Alan does come across some really good deals at times to pass along thus the new section to make this easier.)

So, with the site growing and growing it was costing more and more money to run it. So along came the idea of the banner ads to help support the site. So you know...today the site sees over 30,000 unique people a day and last month sent out 350 Gigs of compressed data to reader’s worldwide. Now add to that the cost of the servers over the years and the co-location costs of the servers you get the picture of the issues. As you can maybe see, the sponsors are now in fact needed to make this site possible. For without them, AVS Forum would be very hard to keep running as a free site for it is now bigger then what we had even dreamed of. The site now produces 12.5 million banner ads a month and requires 4 servers.

Even with all that we still want to keep this site, in its current form, FREE for all who care to come to help and learn about Home Theater. For without the members, the site would not be what it is today. Without the help of the un-paid moderators (who we also wish to thank), let’s also not forget the site would not be like it is today. With this many people coming and going, the site can only be as good as its governing rules, which Alan and I make based on our thoughts and beliefs, and the supporting staff behind it. I feel we have done this very well and please most people. As we continue to grow...adjustments must be made and we make them as we feel is right. As always...it will not please everyone.

In the last few years we have gone though ups and downs on the site because of the growth and the new people to the site. The more people, the more chance of people not seeing eye to eye. Can you imagine...we have had some people hate our rules!!! No! ...But Yes! But, alas, at the same time respect why they are in place. We have even had people form new companies based on ideas that came from this forum. And even have seen new products developed to fill a need that again arose of this site. All in all, a community of fine Home Theater enthusiast’s, worldwide, is what makes this all possible.

We have even done some great events like the last CES Dinner Party where over 300 people attended. That is something on it's own we are proud of. Then we have the Home Theater Cruise where we have at this time 191 booked passengers and manufactures who could not get in this year wanting to be involved next year. What a treat to know that we have built something so well enjoyed that people want to be part of these events. We even reach worldwide...of course through the net...But we have 6 couples comes from over seas from Germany, Sweden, Norway, France, and the Netherlands coming for the cruise! Now that says something!!!

So we wish to Thank You all for helping to make AVS Forum what it is today and for even wanting to help support it with donations as a way of saying thanks. To Alan and I, even the thought of offering to help is a great tribute to what we have built.

Soon will be a few ways you can give back if you so choose. One way is already in place via making a donation to the Elf Foundation who sets up home theaters in children’s hospitals nationwide (Just Click the banner ad to help.). Another way, soon to be mentioned, will be in the form of something some of you have wanted for awhile...but will now be asked to pay for if you really want it.

So all in all Thank You again. For you really have made AVS Forum one of the TOP places on the net for Home Theater. We have often said that if we ever stopped having fun...it would end. Well...We are still having fun and this is a community Alan and I are very proud of.


Sincerely,

Your AVS Forum Team
"The Boys of AV Science" (funny)
Alan and David

Congratulations, and keep up the good work!

Well done Alan and David for making this such a great place to visit. Its nice to be part of the 'family'. Thanks also to the AVS musketeer's, Lawrence, Steve, Larry, Dennis et all, who do a fine job indeed.

Best regards to you all,
Eric

Thanks to the AVS Forum Team- quite an accomplishment! This is my favorite site!

Mark

I read this site every day, several times a day!!! You are the best!!!! Long may you live!!!

This site sets the standard when it comes to A/V online and then some.

Love this site, hope it will be forever :)

//Magnus

Congrats on the best HT site on the net.
This is the place where it all seems to come together...ideas and action.

Kenny

#1 HT/ Audio web site!
Thanks to Alan, Dave and the Magnificient Moderators !

Congratulations! and thanks for providing a great resource.

Long may it continue.

Mark:)

Congrats and thanks.

In January 1999 AVS Forum was then born...

And to think I've been a member since Feb. 1999..not too shabby!;)

Congrats guys, and keep up the great work!!

Wonderful work. I am constantly point friends and other professionals here.

All the best to you and Alan.

AVS Forums have been an invaluable resource for me and I read it several times a day. Without, it would have never learned how to get the true value of my HDTV, HTPC, turned on SHO-HD, etc etc etc!
Congratulations on 1 million posts and here's to another million!

David and Alan,
thanks for all your hard work keeping the best resource on the web running very smoothly. I hope to get to one of the dinners this year to meet everybody in person.

This is the most valuable site on the net for me.I've learned so much.Everyone is so helpfull and polite it's always a pleasure to be here.I've spent literally 2-4 hours a day for the past 2 years learning about this hobby and can say that i hope it never ends.I had no idea how interesting AVS could be.Thank you AVS forum and members.

Life sometimes is a matter of timing. I was doing a home theater web search and ran into the AVS Forums back in January 1999, just when the forum in its current form came on line. Who could have ever imagined how the forum would take off???? Pretty amazing. Nice goin' David and Alan!!!

People reaching out to each other across the net for help and ideas magic Idea
like to thank everyone.
And especially Dave and Alan for providing the tools do do it well done

This is a great site and I have enjoyed both learning and assisting others and I will continue to do so! Keep up the good work!

AVS Forum,
Cant get through a day without it.(addiction)

People helping other people,at no charge.What a concept.What a success!
:)

The collective knowledge contained within is priceless. Would it be lost, the world of HDTV, home theater, and high-tech fun would be diminished.

Thank you, AV Science.

Hi AVS team,

Wish you a good business!

Still miss my Registered date as: Apr 99 in the good old time! :)

regards,

Li On

Great forum. Saved me $$, and cost me $$ as it pointed me in directions I could not have found otherwise.

Thanks a $million.

And... it's a lot of fun. The administration has been "not too hot" and "not too cold" --just right. Hope I've helped some. Thanks to all who have helped me!

This place is addictive as we all know, you guys do a great job.

Another way, soon to be mentioned, will be in the form of something some of you have wanted for awhile...but will now be asked to pay for if you really want it.

OK, Quit teasing us, what's the scoop?

Never had a question that couldn't be answered here. This is the only website that really sifts through the marketing and hype and comes up with the products and set-ups that really work.

(I'm known as BSoft over on the TiVo Community; and while I'm relatively new here, I'm a long-time memver of the Community)

This site is very unique and special site for me.

I have learned a lot in this site.

Thank you for all you!

I've had a home theater since the mid 70's but when it came time to upgrade and rebuild, I wanted guidance so I wouldn't waste money. I got it here and now find I need to check in daily because this is the place to keep up on everything home theater. Thank you very much for helping me build my home theater.
Looking forward to joining many of you on the HT cruise.
Thank you for everything you have done to make this more fun! :)

David,

I hope you're keeping track of how quickly these milestones are reached - I'm sure you'll get your next million faster than the first! Congratulations!

-avi

Dear AVS Forum,

It come down to this simple sentence for me :

"AVS Forum, you make my dream came true!"

Keep up the good work.

Regards,

This is wonderful HT site.
My knowledge for HT would never like this if I'm not join this wonderful site.
Thanks for providing this site for us.

There is a feeling here that whatever area you go to, someone posting there is pretty close to The Expert in that field. Can't say that about a lot of places on the web. . .

Congratulations! I now consider this one of my homes.
I visit it almost everyday and when I am unable to visit, I cant wait to see what I missed.
Thanks for everything,

baimo
Steve Baime

Ditto....

I see so many internet companies and web sites disappearing because they go broke providing so many FREE services, or then charging and finding no one signs up. I must congradulate you for your management abilities at making this site work so well for so many. I surely hope the sponsers are making it worth your while to keep this site going forever....

This is truly a great site. I have found the answer to numerous questions here, and I hope I've answered a few. Keep up the outstanding work.

Bob

Congratulations! AVS Forum has always been a fun source to learn the inside-out of the electronics from.

This place has helped me grow along with it.

Best Regards,

Paul
Registered Sept. 1999

I've learn't more from this site than any other on the internet, nnot just Home Cinema but also with computer problems too. The wealth of knowledge on tap here is incredible.

Mind you, it's cost me a fortune too! Not that I regret it.

Many thanks to the administrators, moderators annd of course the fountains of knowldege that are the members. Keep it up!

Truly the top Home Theater site anywhere.....has been very valuable to me and I know to many others who share our hobby/belief/obsession/way of life.

The collective knowledge here should be required reading!!

Keep up the good work, and thanks again.

Not only the best theater forum site, but easily the best forum site of any kind.

Great people here.
Thank you for such a wonderful place to share ideas.

Many, many thanks David and Alan!

This essential community resource exists due to your selflessness. When the hassles of running a site like this start to get you down, just remember the many thousands of us out here who greatly appreciate all that you do. I hope to have the opportunity to shake your hand(s) this fall at CEDIA in Minneapolis.

Thanks again.

All the best,
Carey Dissmore
Minneapolis

Alan, David and all admins, great forum and very valuable.

Audio Video Interiors devoted a full page to the AVS forum and it was 100% praise, congratulations on that also.

Thanks
Matt

Thanks for the great site. I have learned so much here during my pursuit of a quality home theater: from HTPC's to DIY screens to DVD specifics to film knowledge to video hardware; Thanks again.

Congratulations, of course, but most importantly: THANKS!

Regards,
Warren

Great site. Keep up the good work.

I think it must be difficult to imagine the impact this site has on so many people world wide. Congratulations on a million posts: my guess is that the next million will come up very quickly!

Congratulations!

January 1999? I am late to the game, but I am enjoying it so far.

Congratulations and my sincere thanks. This forum has increased my enjoyment and knowledge of my HT system beyond measure.

Dennis

AMEN!

Thanks for making this place happen - all of you. It's not just the great efforts of AVS, but all the posters who help out other people here and offer a goldmine of information.

Thank you.

cheers,
Halcy

I've bee a lurker here for a couple years. I tremendously enjoy reading the AVS Forum. I am currently on my "second membership". My first one expired since I didn't post enough! I am making sure I, at least, stay logged in this time, so, hopefully I won't expire again.

Congrats on a great history!

I built my first (and current) multipurpose HT without even knowing that this amazing site existed. I got in enough trouble with my wife the way it is.

I just want you all to know that you'll all fully be held accountable for any further trouble I get in when I build my next HT and build it twice as nice just so I can keep up with you guys. ;)

Congrats on turning 1,000,000+!!! (how often do you get to say THAT?!?!?)

Thank you a million times!

I discovered this community through a search engine just this year, and I wish I had found you sooner. Construction on my house begins on Monday, and I have included 700 square feet of possibility above my garage. I will be frequenting this site, as I have been doing since I joined, to draw upon the information and ideas of others who share my passion in the quest for the Theater of my dreams. Thank you all(some in advance) for existing here in the Ether of cyberspace. Cheers to Alan and David!

Love this place!
Thanks, guys, for all your hard work and dedication!

#1 on my HT site list!!

I go to this site every day...its like my morning coffee...I am addicted
to it and its the best bar none AV site on the web..Thanks guys for a
gift to us members that is a Treasure of Pure Gold.

Alohas

This is one of my favorite places on the Net.

Thanks so much for creating, caring, and feeding this great community BBS.

ram

I've learned more by reading all the post on this forum than I've ever learned anywhere else COMBINED.

The ultimate resource for anyone interested in AV!

Good luck and long life is the only thing I wish to this forum.

This forum was and is, absolutely indispensable in my home theater odyssey. That really is an understatement. It's amazing how this forum has evolved and helped the home theater world to evolve as well. I'm looking forward to the millions of new posts that will come. :)

There IS no comparison- AVS forum is the world's premiere forum for video enthusiasts. I am proud to be a member.

Thank you Alan and David.

Love this forum & love you people.

Keep up the good work. What would we do without you guys?!

David, Alan, Mods, and ALL...

THANKS! My theatre is a testament to this forum and the excellent people who frequent it.

Aslan...

Congradulations. This site is a godsend for new enthusiasts. Keep up the good work.

Alan, David. What I've learned here has been indispensible. Your customer service on purchases, superb.

I'd like to think my small contributions to the several forums have added to the overall value of the incredible service you provide here, but there is an endless amazing group of people that post true insights here. I can't believe it's been since Nov 99 for me (Actually April, but I lost my password and had to re-register).

I'll never forget the memories of the beginning days of ReplayTV, and the amazing interchanges with the ReplayGuys. I've found HDTV here, switchers, DTVs, high quality screens, a new FPTV -- the list goes on and on. Also, the amazing wit of the signatures has made for many good quips in the OR. Your collective wit and wisdom has been shamelessly stolen. :cool:

Thanks again, guys, for an amazing community happening.

zzzzdoc

Alan

Best place on the web for Home Theater and Audio. Keep up the good work
Earl

Here is where the germ came from - my 26inch TV connected to my stereo soon grew into a full-blown HT complete with CRT. Now I never need to go out! Thanks Alan, Dave and hundreds of others...

AVS is the best place to come for anything related to home threater, David, Alan and the moderators do a great job!!! Congrads on reaching and going beyond 1 million posts. Ive learned so much from this site, the only regret I have is I didnt register and start posting sooner. The folks in the HD and DVD forums are always on top of things. I wish there was more time in the day so I could come here more ofter, but I will start coming back and posting everday again. Ive been at other HT boards and honestly I dont feel the same connection as I do here. Again congrads to the AVS team for reaching this monimental milestone!!!

Thanks Dave and Alan, for a great site! Congratulations on the landmark event. This site has saved me money, time, effort and tears. I recommend it whenever I get the chance. Keep up the great work!

-Jerry

Many thanks guys for this great, great site.

What a great site! Always has been, and keeps getting better. Congratz!

Congrats AVscience forum!
You guys have the premiere forum, hands down. When I started on the forum I knew very little and now I'm scratching the surface:) This place is so well run and is a real class act. Thanks very much for being here and for all you guys have done.
Art

Thanks Guys!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations, Guy! AVS forum is the Best. All the folks on this forum have helped me spend more money wisely than I ever could have alone. Thanks!!!!

Everything I learn about front projection I learn on this forum. You guys provide an invaluable resource of information unmatched anywhere else. Congrats on a job well done!

thanks for the site...

Joe

I echo all the sentiments above. I've learned more about HT and related technologies at "AVS University" than I could ever have learned anywhere else, through the wonderful "faculty" and infrastructure here. It's a priceless treasure, really, and it is a real pleasure to be a part of it.

One thing to note: Steve Bruzonksy (or was it Dave Bott?) asked a few months back for people to install the Alexa toolbar on their browsers, since AVS Forum was "only" ranked no. 10,005 (in terms of most unique hits) on the Web, according to www.alexa.com. The request was only up for a day or two (as I recall, but it wasn't long in any case), and as I type this, AVS Forum is ranked no. 1867, out of the millions of websites around the world.

That places this site in the elite company of most major equipment manufacturers, and way ahead of thousands sites with fancy content. I mean, for a site with no graphics, banner ads galore and a message board to be in the top 2000 sites (and probably higher, if more of us used Alexa), is nothing short of amazing! It means that we, as a community, have had and can continue to have a tremendous positive impact on this business if we choose to do so! Fantastic ...

My hat's off to everyone involved. Let's keep the mojo!

Cheers

Hey guys, not a single complaint. That's not like us!

As for this forum, it is the best and most informative regarding HT and all subjects A/V. Went from 'know nothing' to 'know something' to 'know-it-all' (just kidding) in one short year. Still read the posts daily.

Can't thank Alan & David enough for all the fun they had doing this. They must be really proud.

Thanks again,

Congratulations Guys...and keep up the good work!

This place rocks!

Finally a place for all of us nuts to hang out!

JEff

Thanks and congratulations. I better get back to work now :)

I presume that I am not the only member from Greece in this forum. I feel a little "touched", since is the first time that I put a message to this legendary forum, but I consider this as tremendous opportunity to participate herein. You guys are doing a great work here. This is also a serious resource of information, which if used wisely, can be very very useful. Please, keep the good work.

COOL!!!!!

Thanks for helping me make my theater better. Keep up the good work.:D

What a place!!! It is addictive....So much AVS...so little time.
Congratulations and long live to you guys.

Al.:D

Thanks for your mail, received twice. Keep up the good work.

Congratulations and thanks for the great site!

Very interesting and varied place here. Have lurked from time to time, but now's the time to participate. Huge site. Nice job.

Originally posted by David Bott
...So all in all Thank You again. For you really have made AVS Forum one of the TOP places on the net for Home Theater. We have often said that if we ever stopped having fun...it would end. Well...We are still having fun and this is a community Alan and I are very proud of.


Sincerely,

Your AVS Forum Team
"The Boys of AV Science" (funny)
Alan and David Amen to that.

Been visiting since almost the beginning, watched the place grow by leaps and bounds.

Thanks "Boys" :)

I stopped going out to drink, now I come to AVS:)

Nicholas

This is a great site due to the people that created it....

They have a passion for it....... and some of it rubs off onto others, which in turn attracts other people with a passion for it......

Thanks ...I have fun at this site.... and thats what it is all about.

BTW... I think its time to upgrade the servers. To many people ..... Cant do searches... and it gets brutally slow at times

Heck, I've only know about this place for a month, but the information I've gathered has allowed me to realize a true home theater. A huge thank you.

algol

And hey.... Don't forget about me!!!! :)

(Oh, and also congratulations to AVS!)

(For newcomers -- my membrship date and post count tells the whole story....)

Thanks and congrats! :)

There are many other forums that are pretenders, but your forum is the best and the one I always visit. A great job and keep up the good work.

I have purchased from the AV Science store and will continue to as you provide great prices and service. I encourage everybody else to do this as well.

Randy Bessinger

Like Lawrence Welk used to say......

tank you boys..!!!!

The information and the level of expertise available on this site are equal to no one....its sets the "Reference"!

Thanks for providing a place of higher learning!

~ Jay

Ok...We totally missed the 2 million mark (Guess we have been busy). So...Here is where are are one year later...

Threads: 259,267 Posts: 2,257,950
Registered Members: 70,698

Thanks all for helping to make AVS the place it is today.

Thank YOU, David and Alan!

Our theater would still be only a dream at this point if it weren't for the wonderful wealth of information here at the AVS. Now we are almost to completion.

Pam (and George)

There is only one, AVS FORUM that's the one.

Thank YOU, David and Alan!

Today we hit 2.5 Million online posts made. (When will the madness end?) :D

Thanks again all for making AVS Forum the #1 stop on the Internet for Home Theater!!!!

Congrats again ! This is a great place. The amount of information and the shear number of nuts with something in common with me is just astounding. Keep up the great work!

Art

Amazing! Congratulations.

The AVS Forum is THE PLACE for the best information in this field. Thanks for holding together this forum.

Randy

AVSF eats HTF alive.

........................THIS....PLACE....ROCKS.............. ..........................................



In the voice of Lawrence Welk............THANK.......YOOU.......BOYS.......


Allan

Or the King: "Thank you, thank you very much!".

Or the King; a second time "Thank you, thank you very much".

PS HT, brickie needs your expertize on LOTR.

thank you for keeping my daily soap opera alive:D.. long live AVS...

Originally posted by mandarax
This is a great site due to the people that created it....

They have a passion for it....... and some of it rubs off onto others, which in turn attracts other people with a passion for it......

Thanks ...I have fun at this site.... and thats what it is all about.

BTW... I think its time to upgrade the servers. To many people ..... Cant do searches... and it gets brutally slow at times


ok.......................................................... .....:confused:
THe people did not create it. Also The servers would cost alot to upgrade. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE. What do you expect. top of the line servers.

We have crossed 3 million on-line posts.

Threads: 331,468
Posts: 3,031,716 (Includes Archive)
Registered Members: 90,681



Just thought I would update. ;)

David, three million posts, that is quite a milestone. I found this forum in early 1999 while trying to setup a HT in in the late fall of 1998. Learned alto hanging around here! Also I have met many cool people from all over the world. Have made some close friendships with a few forum members here and around the country. This is a unique thing you and Alan have given to the world and hopefully AV Science forum will thrive for many years to come. THANKS AND CONGRATS!

David, again.......Congrats!! I can't tell you how helpful your forum has been since I've joined. This is by far the best that I've found. Here's to another 3 million!! Cheers! http://www.filmarts.org/festival01/logos/dolby.gif

Great for newbs like me! Thanks!

4Million is coming up.

UPDATE:

Threads: 414,175
Posts: 4,029,313
Registered Members: 114,366


Thanks all for making AVS Forum the #1 place of it's kind for support in the world of home theater!!!

We now do 25 Million page views a month, we see over 45,000 Unique visitors a day, and produce 1.9 Terabytes of data traffic a month!!!!

Great, great, great work guys. Thank you so much.

Not only is AVS the best AV forum...but it's the best forum I've ever come across. Best run, most helpful, most curtious, most fun.

You indeed have a great thing going here. It's always the first thing I say when someone asks me about HT..."go to AVSforum." Time spent here is easily the best investment anybody can make in their HT. There's always somebody doing and sharing something that's cool...always something to learn.

I knew I'd work here someday:rolleyes:

AVS Forum sets a standard for AV&HT forums around the world!
I am a member of two best Russian AV&HT forums, we have many EE engineers and even scientists there, almost all of them use AVS forum's information, especially about the new products, as a useful source of knowlegde!
Thanks, guys!

great forum you guys have!! thanks!

great forum you guys have!! thanks!

I absolutely love this forum. My only silent compliant is the inability to post pricing information. I guess there is something to be said about being advertising driven. There is also something to be said for being 100% objective.

Ignore me, keep up the good work!

PC Magazine does an article on 100 best websites once in a while. AVS Forum is one of them. Congrats.

Max

First post of 2006 (and very surprised I might add)!!!! I just looked at the front page:

Members: 237,490
Threads: 640,887
Posts: 7,293,619


Amazing! I also wanted to say thanks for all the ingenuity, hard work and actually letting me post 1792 times! I spent more time here than anyone else on the web. Man, I need a life!

Bud

First Post of 07' Thanks AVS!!!!

Greetings!

Well, we can't seem to find my old account ID, seeing as I didn't sign in for sometime it appears to have gone into the cyberether.

I was a frequent earlier contributor / participant circa 1999-2000 while working on my piece de resistance, The Nexus...

Now I know some of you long timers remember me...Darryll from East Norriton, PA...My theater is a Dennis Erskine design collaboration and a do-it-yourself (almost) inspired by the lunacy and fever that befalls one who finds themselves drawn into the black hole of the home theater bug.

Well, I'm back. My theater is still rocking, and for the most part I'm still enjoying the orginal equipment....But that is a topic for another thread...I just wanted to reintroduce myself to my brethren and ask that you shake the cobwebs from the dark recesses to offer a "Yo!" should you remember me.

Best Regards,

Darryll

"Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try." - Jedi Master Yoda

P. S.

Well go figure. I didn't even realize that David and company did find my old ID and managed to reconnect me with my old posts, etc. I just noticed that. Although, I must provide a new URL to my HT, as dynamicpro.com as the web site of my consulting practice was abandoned some time ago. Not the practice, just the web site as the consulting (sofware development - Windows) went in the tank for a while.

In January 1999 AVS Forum was then born in the fashion you see it today.
10 years and counting!