Oh Dear - the old Fred question!! Erm..sadly, there is no proper answer.
Although I'd be delighted to reveal that it was because I was in love with a girl called Fredericka, or something. However, the truth is that when I got my SAM, there was no software at all so I resorted to creating a disc magazine, because I had been involved in several Spectrum tape magazines. When the first issue looked like i was actually going to try and do something with it (although looking back now, got knows how I ever did!), I was stumped for a name. Not being the imaginative type, I thought the name fred was so common it might just work - like as in fred, sam's mate. Sad story, but hey - you did ask! Colin (the Scottish chap)
