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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ____)*
FORTE COMPUTER EASY, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
205072 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 205072 10 1 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS JOHN MASTERNICK
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)/ /
(b)/ /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,696,799
BENEFICIALLY -----------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 0
REPORTING
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,696,799
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,696,799
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.6%, based upon 47,934,434 shares outstanding at 12/31/95.
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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ITEM 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
FORTE COMPUTER EASY, INC.
ITEM 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
1350 Albert Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44505
ITEM 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
John Masternick
ITEM 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
1350 Albert Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44505
ITEM 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
United States
ITEM 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
ITEM 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
205072 10 1
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1
(b)(1)(ii)(G) (NOTE: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
The following represents information as of December 31, 1995:
(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
As of December 31, 1995, Mr. Masternick beneficially owned 3,696,799
shares of common stock of the Company, consisting of 3,132,791
shares of common stock and 455,258 shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of stock options.
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS:
As of December 31, 1995, Mr. Masternick beneficially owned 7.6% of
the Company's common stock.
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
3,696,799
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
3,696,799
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
2/13/97
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Date
/s/ John Masternick
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Signature
John Masternick
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Name/Title
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