I picked up a book called _Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple -- A Journey of Adventure, Ideas, and the Future_ by John Sculley, former CEO of Apple at a thrift store a couple weeks ago. I thought it might contain some interesting tidbits about computer history. (Haven't had time to read it yet, though.) But it makes me curious about something.
There have been several books published about video game history of late, from the more scholarly like Leonard Herman's _Phoenix_ and Steve Kent's _The Ulitmate History of Video Games_ to the picture books like Rusel DeMaria and Johnny Lee Wilson's _High Score_. But what books have been written about *computer* game history. Many of the video game history books start out mentioning Steve Russell's Spacewar, but they don't explore the topic much past that from the computer perspective. I'm aware of _Masters of Doom_. I haven't had a chance to do more than skim it at the book store, but it, of course, concentrates on Messrs. Romero and Carmack. (BTW, Mr. Romero, any comments on this book and its accuracy?) That covers a small slice of computer gaming history, but what about the broader view? (Another aside to Mr. Romero: Any chance of you getting Scout Search up on your pages soon? I typed that game in from a magazine many years ago and loved it, but my only copy of the files got corrupted long before I could archive it properly.) Any other recommended reading for general personal computer history? I have a copy of _The Home Computer Wars_ which covers Tramiel's building and loss of Commodore, but again, haven't had time to read it. I started _Hackers_, but lost my place and never went back to finish it. There's probably another book or two on the topic around my house that I haven't read yet, either. Too many interests, not enough time for them all. 8) -- 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]/
