- Jay Maynard
Jay Maynard is a
computer programmer andsystem administrator . He is most famous for creating and wearing an electroluminescent Tron Guycostume .He became a subject of
Internet discussion forums when his costume inspired by the movie "TRON" spread across the net from postings onSlashdot cite web|title=Another Fan-Made TRON Costume|publisher=Slashdot |date=2004-04-18|accessdate=2006-07-12|url=http://slashdot.org/articles/04/04/18/1515201.shtml] andFark . He parlayed his notoriety into a series of appearances on the late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live " in 2004.Maynard is the maintainer for Hercules, which emulates
IBM mainframe hardware.cite web|title=The Hercules System/370, ESA/390, and z/Architecture Emulator|publisher= Jay Maynard|accessdate=2007-02-22|url=http://www.hercules-390.org]Maynard's hobbies include neoconservative politics,
amateur radio (callsign [http://www.qrz.com/callsign/K5ZC K5ZC] ),pistol shooting , and flying. He currently resides inFairmont, Minnesota cite web|title=Jimmy Kimmel Live: The initial interview|publisher=ABC|date=2004-05-03|accessdate=2006-07-12|url=http://www.tronguy.net/videos/JKL040503-320.mov] cite web|title=Jimmy Kimmel Live: The dating introduction video|publisher=ABC|date=2004-08-23|accessdate=2006-07-12|url=http://www.tronguy.net/videos/JKL040823-320.mov] with his roommate, Paul Neubauer, afurry whose alternate persona is "Orvan Ox". Despite his appearances as the "Tron Guy", Maynard has much more memorabilia from theWarner Bros. animated seriesAnimaniacs in his home. cite web|title=Being Tron Guy|publisher=City Pages |date=2008-08-13|accessdate=2008-08-13|url=http://www.citypages.com/2008-08-13/news/being-tron-guy]In 2006, Maynard appeared in a music video entitled "We Are the Web", for the website of the same name. The video advocates the concept of
network neutrality .cite web|title=Fighting for Net Neutrality|publisher=wearetheweb.org|accessdate=2006-08-21|url=http://wearetheweb.org] In it, Maynard appears alongside several other internet celebrities, includingLeslie Hall andRandy Constan .In April 2008, he was parodied in the "
South Park " episode "Canada On Strike ". His likeness appeared alongside those of such other Internet celebrities as Gary Brolsma,Star Wars Kid , Chris Crocker andTay Zonday .ee also
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List of Internet phenomena References
External links
* [http://www.tronguy.net tronguy.net]
* [http://www.conmicro.com Jay Maynard] (personal website)
* [http://jmaynard.livejournal.com/ Jay Maynard] (livejournal)
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