Vernier Software & Technology celebrates its 20th anniversary this summer. It has been an amazing period of growth and change for our company, and for the world of computers in general. Our first programs could easily fit on a 127-k Apple ® II 5 1 /4 -inch disk. They were about the same size as the splash screen that appears for approximately one second when you start Logger Pro ™ . The first programs ran on 1-MHz machines; our programs now run on 1000-MHz machines.

In 20 years, our company has grown from two part-time people in a house and garage to about 60 people in a 30,000-ft 2 office building. We have great employees and we are proud to have been named by Oregon Business magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” the past two years.

David Vernier (circa 1981) with some of his students and, of all things, a Vernier caliper.

You will see a time line with some of the major events in the development of Vernier Software & Technology in this newsletter. We have had 20 consecutive years of growth and we thank you, our loyal customers, for your support. We will be sponsoring 20th Anniversary events at both the AAPT and the ChemEd 2001 meeting this summer. We hope to see you at one of these events to thank you in person!