Robert Hess (MacWEEK editor)
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Robert Hess was an associate editor for the magazine MacWEEK
and a notable Apple evangelist
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He died on January 12, 1996 at age 29 from complications due to pneumonia
.
Hess published a list of post-expo parties for Macworld Conference & Expo
each year. The list is now known as the Hess Memorial Macworld Expo Events List and handled by Ilene Hoffman. http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml
MacWEEK
MacWEEK was a controlled-circulation weekly Apple Macintosh trade journal based in San Francisco founded by Michael Tchong, John Anderson , Glenn Patch, Dick Govatski and Michael F. Billings. It featured a back-page rumor column penned by the pseudonymous Mac the Knife.Founded in 1987, it was...
and a notable Apple evangelist
Apple evangelist
An Apple evangelist, also known as Mac evangelist, Mac advocate or Apple fanboy is a promoter of Apple products such as the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. As a group, the followers are called the Cult of Mac....
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He died on January 12, 1996 at age 29 from complications due to pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
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Hess published a list of post-expo parties for Macworld Conference & Expo
Macworld Conference & Expo
Produced by Boston-based IDG World Expo, Macworld | iWorld is a trade-show with conference tracks dedicated to the Apple Macintosh platform. It is held annually in the United States, usually during the second week of January...
each year. The list is now known as the Hess Memorial Macworld Expo Events List and handled by Ilene Hoffman. http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml
External links
- A Dedication, from MacTech Magazine
- Goodbye Robert, from TidBITSTidBITSTidBITS is an influential electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics.-Internet publication:...