In Memory: Bozidar Benc
One of the first and well known Palm OS developer, Bodizar Benc, has recently passed away.
The news was posted on a messageboard, "It's with the greatest of regret that I pass on the sad news that Bozidar Benc passed away yesterday. As some of you may know he was involved in a serious car accident in early February. Hopes were high for a full recovery, but unfortunately his condition worsened and finally he succumbed to complications caused by the original injuries."
Bozidar was 47 and is survived by his wife and two daughters. He lived in a small town east of Zagreb in Croatia. There is more about him in a recent interview.
Bozidar was one of the original developers of Palm shareware. He has influenced a large number of current Palm OS developers and his titles were held in very high regard. He's best known for his suite of pop-up tools, LauncherIII and more recently LauncherX.
For those who would like to send a note or contribution to Mrs. Benc in memory of her husband, the address is:
Mrs Bozidar Benc
Benc Software Production
Kosarevac 52
35000 Slavonski Brod,
CROATIA
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RE: Very sad
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RE: Very sad
"Life is Too Short"
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RE: Very sad
Launcher X was the finest program I have ever used on the Palm. Great talent and nice guy - he always responded quickly to my questions as a customer.
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RE: Very sad
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RE: Very sad
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RE: Very sad
My prayers, too, are with his family.
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RE: Very sad
I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. We're in space.
Condolences
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RE: Condolences
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He made the Palm experience better.
My condolences...
RE: My condolences...
It was Bozidar who first made me realize what a global phenomenon the Palm was. He was the first program developer that I had actually communicated with who was from outside the US. He always took the time to respond to questions, and acted on the suggestions from his customers.
While it is a terrible loss to the Palm community, I can only imagine how it must feel to his family and loved ones.
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Condolences
A great man and will be sadly missed.
Suggestion: a tribute to Bozidar placed on PIC's main page.
It would be nice to see a tribute to Bozdar placed on the Palminfocenter home page, so that more Palm users become aware of his accomplishments. He deserves to be remembered for both his talent and his generosity.
I've had versions of Launcher III on my Palms for around five years and still marvel at how much Bozidar's little program changed the way I use my PDA. After hearing of Bozidar's passing, I wished I could have earlier thanked him for making so many of the programs I rely on daily.
While it's probably unlikely to occur, I hope one of the remaining elite Palm programmers - like CESD - will acquire the rights to Bozidar's launcher and continue his legacy. (I see Gavin Maxwell has updated Application Usage and put out a PalmOS 5 version called AppStats. Hopefully the development will continue for a long time to come.)
A small tribute to Bozidar on the PIC main page - perhaps linking back to this PIC article - would be a nice gesture to Bozidar's family and would help honor his contribution to the Palm community over the years.
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Very sad