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> -----Original Message----- > From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 9:20 AM > To: Software Collecting > 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 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]/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]/
