90p Admin

Hello BOD

I am putting together trivia and other questions for our 90 Minutes with 90 Minds.  Please post any interesting trivia/facts/history regarding 90 Minds here.  

Also, can you please complete the following survey? 

GETTING TO KNOW THE 90 MINDS BOARD

Thanks!

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Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
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Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

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Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113
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1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

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Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113
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Craig Jacobs, current consulting member, may have some good ones too. He was a long time Sage employee.

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Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:07
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

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Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113

This scares me....

Thank you!

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Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:07
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113

Where was the first MotM? DSD conference room
Who attended the very first MotM?
What was the original name of the group that became 90 Minds? sageresellers
How did 90 Minds begin? It started as a group email of people that Jeff Schwenk met at the Sage conference and decided to keep in touch with.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:07
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113

I love this too! These are great.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:33
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Where was the first MotM? DSD conference room
Who attended the very first MotM?
What was the original name of the group that became 90 Minds? sageresellers
How did 90 Minds begin? It started as a group email of people that Jeff Schwenk met at the Sage conference and decided to keep in touch with.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:07
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113

I have a list of where the Sage conferences have been that goes back a ways that I will post if I run across it.

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Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:38
From: Anne Sawyer
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

I love this too! These are great.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:33
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Where was the first MotM? DSD conference room
Who attended the very first MotM?
What was the original name of the group that became 90 Minds? sageresellers
How did 90 Minds begin? It started as a group email of people that Jeff Schwenk met at the Sage conference and decided to keep in touch with.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:07
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

1. What does M.A.S. stand for?
2. What did SOTA stand for?
3. What was 09SAM?
4. What Operating System platform was MAS90 originally written for?
5. What year was MAS90 introduced?
6. What was the first version of MAS90 for Windows?
7. How many copies of MAS90 for Windows were sold in the first
six months after release?
8. Can you decode these acronyms that are really used by Sage?
A. ERBY
B. LEFTY
C. IMSOPO
D. TAMAN

Answers:
1. Master Accounting Series. The full original name was Master
Accounting Series for the 90's, hence MAS 90.
2. State of the Art. State of the Art, Inc. was the original vendor for MAS 90
and their initials can still be seen on the Crystal Reports ODBC driver
(SOTAMAS90) and in the file extensions *.SOA. The company was
purchased by Sage in March 1998.
3 MAS90 backwards. It is used sometimes as a secret user password
by Sage.
4. For the Apple Macintosh. Really!
5. 1985.
6. Version 3.0 released in 1996.
7. 10,000 copies. Making it the most successful product launch in the
history of mid-range accounting software.
8. The decoded acronyms are:

A. Enhancements Requested By You
B. Last Enhancement For The Year
C. The distribution suite: Inventory Management,
Sales Order, Purchase Order
D. This Acronym Means Absolutely Nothing

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/440747/11899228/1303752332663/MAS+90+Trivia+Challenge.pdf

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 15:09
From: Kate Krueger
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Here are my trivia ideas so far:

• Which 90minds member has worked with Sage 100 (MAS90/200) the longest? 
• How many 90minds sessions has X person presented? then pick someone like Alnoor or Wayne who have presented lots over the years
• How many Sage Senior Product Marketing Managers have there been since 90minds started? 

------------------------------
Kate Krueger
Business Applications Manager
Eide Bailly, Inc.
Denver CO
970-692-5113

I'm struggling a bit with the "What is the most interesting or funny event you experienced with 90 Minds?" question because most of them are things that are best left unsaid, at least in official terms.

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Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------

Feel free to skip any that do not have an easy natural response for you!  Although, you may be graded.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:00
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

I'm struggling a bit with the "What is the most interesting or funny event you experienced with 90 Minds?" question because most of them are things that are best left unsaid, at least in official terms.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898
------------------------------

What did the first reseller reference libraries cost?
$795 - DOS
$895 - Unix

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Karen O'Lane
Accounting Systems, Inc. (ASI)
Fresno CA
803.252.6154 x242
559.577.4142
90 Minds Treasurer
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:18
From: Anne Sawyer
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Feel free to skip any that do not have an easy natural response for you!  Although, you may be graded.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:00
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

I'm struggling a bit with the "What is the most interesting or funny event you experienced with 90 Minds?" question because most of them are things that are best left unsaid, at least in official terms.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898

How long ago was this @Admin Karen?​

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Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 20:06
From: Karen O'Lane
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

What did the first reseller reference libraries cost?
$795 - DOS
$895 - Unix

------------------------------
Karen O'Lane
Accounting Systems, Inc. (ASI)
Fresno CA
803.252.6154 x242
559.577.4142
90 Minds Treasurer
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:18
From: Anne Sawyer
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Feel free to skip any that do not have an easy natural response for you!  Although, you may be graded.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:00
From: Admin Robert Wood
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

I'm struggling a bit with the "What is the most interesting or funny event you experienced with 90 Minds?" question because most of them are things that are best left unsaid, at least in official terms.

------------------------------
Admin Robert Wood
Consultant
90 Minds, Inc.
Ocala FL
352-615-5898

Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2021 12:52:00 PM
From: Anne Sawyer
Subject: RE: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

How long ago was this @Admin Karen?​

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Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 20:06
From: Karen O'Lane
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

What did the first reseller reference libraries cost?
$795 - DOS
$895 - Unix

------------------------------
Karen O'Lane
Accounting Systems, Inc. (ASI)
Fresno CA
803.252.6154 x242
559.577.4142
90 Minds Treasurer
------------------------------


Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2021 16:18
From: Anne Sawyer
Subject: Getting To Know You - 90 Minutes with 90 Minds

Feel free to skip any that do not have an easy natural response for you!  Although, you may be graded.

------------------------------
Anne Sawyer
Executive Director
90 Minds, Inc.
CA