a Virtual Volunteer Examiner: About us

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History

The Virtual Volunteer Examiner program came into being after a certain ten year old carelessly lost track of his fancy $100 calculator that was required for school, and allowed it to sprout legs and walk away. Needing to learn something about responsibility, and to address the fact that his father was not responding favourably to requests for a replacement calculator, said ten year old needed to find a way to earn some of his own money. Thanks to grass allergies, mowing lawns was not an attractive option; thus, the concept of the Virtual VE was born.
Using his father as the test subject, the user interface was refined, and the first "commercially available" version of the virtualVE was introduced at the Saratoga (NY) Hamfest in Ballston Spa NY in September 1996.

Structure

virtualVE.com is a son and father operation -- a very small business.

Jim E. Black, Son.
Principal programmer. Provides the creativity and writes the code. Also conducts most of the testing, implements new features and excises "feechurs" from the system as his homework schedule permits.
J. Emmett Black, Dad.
Provides Dad-like functions. Pays the bills, handles details, offers encouragement and discipline. Also serves as primary test subject and quality control.

Financial Statement

Proceeds derived from the virtualVE go into the educational fund for Jim E. Black.

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