I can’t remember exactly when I started scribbling bits of music down on paper in text form, though it must have been sometime around 1986 or 87.
However, I do have a very precise date for when I released version 1.0 of abc2mtex on an unsuspecting world – 8th December 1993 – exactly 20 years ago today.
Happy birthday, abc! (And thanks to all those who have contributed software, tunes, help and suggestions over the years.)
Chris