One sentence in Larsen’s “The Bugbook Story” captured my attention:
“Professor Rony dropped out of the group and David, Jon and Chris functioned as the ‘Blacksburg Group’ for about 10 years.”
. . . . David G. Larsen, curator, Bugbook Computer Museum
I have decided to begin my story of the Bugbooks with two legal documents, "Bill of Complaint" and "Request for Admissions", both of which are in the public domain and available within folder V5203 in Room B5 of the Montgomery County Courthouse in Christiansburg, VA.
A key date in my entire story is March 12, 1979, the day when my attorney sent the president of Nanotran Inc and Tychon Inc notice of my desire to amicably withdraw from both companies. Unfortunately, an amicable withdrawal did not occur.
I did not just “drop out”. On the contrary, my attorneys and the Blacksburg Group of Titus, Larsen, and Titus engaged in a vigorous fifteen-month battle over the fate of Nanotran and Tychon . This battle ended only on June 17, 1980.
Also unfortunately, with the “Bug Book History”, “Bugbook Story”, “Blacksburg Group”, and the “Blacksburg Continuing Education Series” Internet stories, the battle has been resurrected in 2009.