[SWCollect] Home Computer Wars book
I'm currently reading _The Home Computer Wars_ by Michael S. Tomczyk. It's an inside account of Commodore computers (with emphasis on Jack Tramiel) from the planning for the VIC-20 until Tramiel's departure (post-C-64). It's pretty good so far. One thing I've noticed is that since it was written in 1984, there are references that today you'll only get if you lived through and were somewhat involved with the personal computer revolution. For example, referring to the Apple II as simply the Apple. I noticed the book doesn't have an index, so I'm trying to compile a basic one as I go for later reference. I'll publish it on the web when I'm finished. Does this seem like a useful project? I understand it's a fairly hard book to find, so it may not be overly useful. Are there any sites on the web that provide indices for books without them? BTW, I just finished _Hard Drive_, about Microsoft and Bill Gates up through c. 1993. Next will probably either be _Hackers_, which I started once but didn't finish, or John Sculley's _Odyssey_. -- Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Home Computer Wars book
Lee K. Seitz wrote: I noticed the book doesn't have an index, so I'm trying to compile a basic one as I go for later reference. I'll publish it on the web when I'm finished. Does this seem like a useful project? Not unless you plan to publish the book itself -- it's hard to find. BTW, I just finished _Hard Drive_, about Microsoft and Bill Gates up through c. 1993. Next will probably either be _Hackers_, which I started once but didn't finish, or John Sculley's _Odyssey_. I'd like to recommend Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Home Computer Wars book
Here's a 'cheap' copy if someone cares: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=262883290 and if thats gone and you want to pay $100: http://www.alibris.com/search/detail.cfm?BID=8223523025pwork=2973045siteID=5Nv03vHgBCI-IKaHSR7l2ycgkVcaMgbY1w http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=293650530 Jim Leonard wrote: Lee K. Seitz wrote: I noticed the book doesn't have an index, so I'm trying to compile a basic one as I go for later reference. I'll publish it on the web when I'm finished. Does this seem like a useful project? Not unless you plan to publish the book itself -- it's hard to find. BTW, I just finished _Hard Drive_, about Microsoft and Bill Gates up through c. 1993. Next will probably either be _Hackers_, which I started once but didn't finish, or John Sculley's _Odyssey_. I'd like to recommend Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) World's largest electronic gaming project:http://www.MobyGames.com/ A delicious slice of the demoscene:http://www.MindCandyDVD.com/ Various oldskool PC rants and ramblings: http://www.oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- --- Howard Feldman, Ph.D. Manager, Structural Bioinformatics The Blueprint Initiative 522 University Avenue, 9th Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1W7 www.bind.ca -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Home Computer Wars book
I found Odyssey to be somewhat self-serving and a definite spinned POV on Sculley's influence on Apple's golden days. I'd suggest you bookmark it with a large grain of salt. Hackers, on the other hand, was great fun, and written more objectively. That book covered a much greater period in computing (1960-circa 1983) and included both the influence of the first generation of computing from MIT as well as the heady startup atmosphere of west coast commerical efforts. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz To: Software Collecting Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:20 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Home Computer Wars book I'm currently reading _The Home Computer Wars_ by Michael S. Tomczyk.It's an inside account of Commodore computers (with emphasis on JackTramiel) from the planning for the VIC-20 until Tramiel's departure(post-C-64).It's pretty good so far. One thing I've noticed is that since it waswritten in 1984, there are references that today you'll only get ifyou lived through and were somewhat involved with the personalcomputer revolution. For example, referring to the Apple II as simply"the Apple."I noticed the book doesn't have an index, so I'm trying to compile abasic one as I go for later reference. I'll publish it on the webwhen I'm finished. Does this seem like a useful project? Iunderstand it's a fairly hard book to find, so it may not be overlyuseful. Are there any sites on the web that provide indices for bookswithout them?BTW, I just finished _Hard Drive_, about Microsoft and Bill Gates upthrough c. 1993. Next will probably either be _Hackers_, which Istarted once but didn't finish, or John Sculley's _Odyssey_.-- Lee K. Seitz[EMAIL PROTECTED]--This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed tothe swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect'Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
