Jeffrey C Johnson - Inventor of the Directory Tree and XTreeGold

In loving memory of my wife, Arletta, who walks with angels

The Hand of God

Inventor of the graphic Directory Tree

Author of XTree and XTreeGold

What happened to XTreeGold ?

It was removed by a corporate clean sweep.

The XTree Company was sold to Central Point Software in the fall of 1993. The company was closed, XTreeGold was shelved, and the CEO of Central Point proclaimed "Business is Winning". A few months later Central Point was sold to Symantec and I was terminated one week before my stock vested.

Answers to frequently asked questions:

NO I had nothing to do with the sale of XTree and was the last employee to be told the company had been sold. The news was shocking; the idea of never producing another version of XTree had not crossed my mind before that day.

NO I never received a dime from Microsoft when file manager was added to the Windows computing juggernaut.

YES If my health improves there will be another JCJ file manager.

YES The ZTreeWin file manager by Kim Henkel is still the best alternative to XTreeGold.

The History of XTree tells the inside story of how XTree was created and became a success.

The Links Page Pointers to XTree and file management related pages.

Photography is my Hobby Urban exploration with a digital camera.

What happened to my health? I came down with the flu in 1992 and never recovered. My health declined and by 1994 I was unable to work. I have several diagnoses with debilitating symptoms that indicate a degenerative neuromuscular disease of unknown etymology.

Insurance companies no longer allow doctors to do their jobs effectively. Good doctors are drowning in paperwork, patients suffer delays in having diagnostic procedures authorized, patient care and billing are governed by capitation policies. Doctor's request's for me to receive comprehensive diagnostics have been denied, not medically necessary. My health continues to decline.

What's happening in your corner of the world ?

Click here to send me a note I'm usually able to read my eMail but it may take me a while to respond.

To everyone who has written expressing support and get well wishes, thank you. You have restored my faith in humanity, and in more ways than one, saved my life. Many of you have written to me from countries that were not countries when I wrote XTree. I wish you all the best as we adjust to our rapidly changing planet.

Jeff