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2025-12-29: I have restored the wiki to a backup from the end of November. Starting in September 2025, accesses went form the 800MB-1.2GB range per month to 26GB in September, 42GB in October, and 70GB in November with most accesses originating from China. As soon as I realized what was causing all the access problems in November, I shut it down (it had reached 36GB by then) behind a password/login screen. The database had gotten corrupted, and I tried a restore from just before the spike in access but that didn't work. Thus, end of November. I still have the other daily backups so if there were any important additions in December, let me know and maybe they can be recovered. - Allen H.
Wayne Green
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Wayne Green was the founder and publisher of various magazines, most importantly (for CoCo users) 80 Micro and HOT CoCo. Despite being a pioneer in the field of computer magazines that were focused on specific platforms, he was outspoken to the point of being unafraid about offending advertisers or even the companies (such as Tandy) that were crucial to the financial health of not only the magazines but the overall computer platforms those magazines existed to cover. At times, in their respective monthly columns, he would trade barbs with Rainbow Magazine publisher Lonnie Falk and the Tandy executives behind TRS-80 Microcomputer News. While readers sometimes winced at his brash style, they could at least trust that he was always giving them his honest opinion, come what may.
He also founded Instant Software, one of the first companies publishing software for the original TRS-80. Some programs, such as Mountain Pilot, were ported to the CoCo.[1][2]
After selling his magazines to a larger company, Green pursued and spoke out on various interests -- some of them esoteric like "alternative medicine" -- and even tried his hand at running for political office. He died in 2013, age 91.