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	(KL) Yes, I am really happy with what we made.		(KL) Yes, I am really happy with what we made.
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		+	(WR) Do you participate at all in the Atari 8 bit community, such as AtariAge forums or other vintage computing communities?
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		+	(KL) No, I wasn’t aware that people are still actively involved with the line.
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		+	(WR) Is there anything you would like to relay to the current Atari 8 bit community regarding the software you created or the platform itself?
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		+	(KL) Nothing in particular.

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		+	(WR) I think Letter Perfect really stepped the game up as far as word processors go on the Atari. It changed the standard for all those that followed. I imagine that makes you feel pretty good to have created such a great piece of software so early in the game.
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		+	(KL) Yes, I am really happy with what we made.

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	(KL) We created a lower case char generator for the Apple. We also created a 4 burner eprom duplicator. So we dabbled in hardware development.		(KL) We created a lower case char generator for the Apple. We also created a 4 burner eprom duplicator. So we dabbled in hardware development.
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	(KL) There was a lot of venture capitol being thrown around. I didn’t want to give up control so I never took any. In hind sight I might take some toward the end of 8 bit market. But overall, I like the route we took and I’m very happy with way things went. I, we, wanted to make a difference, and I feel that we did.		(KL) There was a lot of venture capitol being thrown around. I didn’t want to give up control so I never took any. In hind sight I might take some toward the end of 8 bit market. But overall, I like the route we took and I’m very happy with way things went. I, we, wanted to make a difference, and I feel that we did.
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		+	(WR) Back then did LJK also work outside the computer software software market?
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		+	(KL) We created a lower case char generator for the Apple. We also created a 4 burner eprom duplicator. So we dabbled in hardware development.

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 The original interview for this transcript was not recorded by request of the interviewee.
 Source: Inverse ATASCII - The Atari 8 Bit Productivity Podcast
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 Length: 1h 20m
 Ken Leonhardi is the founder of LJK Enterprises, creator of such notable software as Letter Perfect, Data Perfect, and Spell Perfect for both the Apple II and Atari 8 bit computers.
 (WR) Hello Ken and thanks for meeting with me.
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 (KL) Yes, I am the founder.  I brought in Ken Barry for marketing.  I was 29 years old when I founded LJK.  I was 30 when we incorporated.

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 (WR) Hello Ken and thanks for meeting with me.
 (KL) You’re welcome.
 (WR) Are you the owner/founder of LJK?
 (KL) Yes, I am the founder.  I brought in Ken Barry for marketing.  I was 29 years old when I founded LJK.  I was 30 when we incorporated.

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	Ken Leonhardi is the founder of LJK Enterprises, creator of such notable software as Letter Perfect, Data Perfect, and Spell Perfect for both the Apple II and Atari 8 bit computers.		Ken Leonhardi is the founder of LJK Enterprises, creator of such notable software as Letter Perfect, Data Perfect, and Spell Perfect for both the Apple II and Atari 8 bit computers.
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		+	(WR) Hello Ken and thanks for meeting with me.
		+	(KL) You’re welcome.
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		+	(WR) Are you the owner/founder of LJK?
		+	(KL) Yes, I am the founder. I brought in Ken Barry for marketing. I was 29 years old when I founded LJK. I was 30 when we incorporated.