Be Patient - Home Computer Wars Coming
Michael Tomczyk
I must admit, I'm flattered by the attention my book has received recently. Actually, several friends and fans in various countries have been urging me to reprint The Home Computer Wars, so okay, I am finally succumbing to the pressure - although this is of course a labor of love.
Therefore, due to the renewed interest in my book, The Home Computer Wars, I am pleased to announce that I am updating and will reprint a new edition although it will take a few months, so please be patient. The revised printed edition will be autographed and distributed online and I'll also make it available through Amazon or another online bookseller.
While I am still writing some additional chapters, I am interested in receiving any questions or suggestions anyone might have for this project. For example, what would you most like to see in an update? I assume, some opinions on why Commodore bit the dust, what happened after the time frame covered in HCW? What else?
If you would like to be notified when this book is available, you are welcome to send me your name/email and a note if you like, at THIS email address: wiseob...@aol.com
Thanks to everyone for your interest and encouragement. I still have my original VIC-20, and have one mounted on the wall of my office at the Wharton School with some other Commodore memorabilia.
For those of you who are not aware of this, I am still very actively involved in emerging technologies -- as Managing Director of the Emerging Technologies Management Research Program at The Wharton School, I work with a group of senior faculty to help firms (mostly large organizations) develop fresh management approaches, competitive strategies and best practices to "compete, survive and succeed" in emerging technologies. For fun, I also do some occasional consulting and lecturing. I'm a "young 52," a very active scuba diver and skier, and also a fairly successful competitive bass angler.
Best regards,
Michael
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Michael S. Tomczyk
Managing Director
Emerging Technologies Management Research Program
Mack Center for Technological Innovation
1400 SH-DH/6371
The Wharton School
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6371
website: http://emertech.wharton.upenn.edu
RaYzor
"Michael Tomczyk" <tom...@wharton.upenn.edu> wrote in message
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> Dear Commodore fans,
>
>-- SNIP ---M<
> If you would like to be notified when this book is available, you are
> welcome to send me your name/email and a note if you like, at THIS email
> address: wiseob...@aol.com
>
>--- SNIP ---<
Michael,
That email address is invalid, I tried to send you my wish to be on the list
2 times.
RaYzor
Todd Elliott
> I must admit, I'm flattered by the attention my book has received
> recently. Actually, several friends and fans in various countries have
> been urging me to reprint The Home Computer Wars, so okay, I am finally
> succumbing to the pressure - although this is of course a labor of love.
>
That is good news. I just got the Home Computer Wars book a few days ago
and only perused its contents. Will definitely read it in its
entireity soon.
> Therefore, due to the renewed interest in my book, The Home Computer
> Wars, I am pleased to announce that I am updating and will reprint a new
> edition although it will take a few months, so please be patient. The
> revised printed edition will be autographed and distributed online and
> I'll also make it available through Amazon or another online bookseller.
>
Please notify me via email when that is available, and the asking price.
My email is at eyet...@msn.com.
> While I am still writing some additional chapters, I am interested in
> receiving any questions or suggestions anyone might have for this
> project. For example, what would you most like to see in an update?
> I assume, some opinions on why Commodore bit the dust, what happened
> after the time frame covered in HCW? What else?
>
I'm mostly interested in what happened at Commodore after the Vic-20 era.
I mean, I want insight as to what Commodore did with marketing of the 64,
SX64, 128, c128d and ultimately the c65. I want to know why Commodore
eventually dropped support of the 64/128 line, why they introduced
numerous projects only not to follow-through. If you can, no Amiga stuff.
I'm not interested in Amigas.
May I interest you in attending a Commodore EXPO? One will be held in
Chicago, IL this September 8th, 2001. I'm sure many Commodore attendees
will appreciate your presence and glean insight as to your days at
Commodore. For more information on this Commodore EXPO, check out the
following URL at:
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/SWRAPUG/expo/index.htm#AUTUMN
For more information on prior Commodore EXPO's, check out the Spring 2001
EXPO held in Lousivlle, KY at their website at:
http://www.luckyreport.com/expo.html
For way cool information on Commodore 8-bit stuff and the awesome array of
projects that Commodore unleased or later cancelled, check out this
polished website at:
http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/
That website should jar your memory a little bit and remove some of those
annoying memory blocks you may encounter in writing up an update to your
classic book.
Lastly, you may find this interesting; I don't know if he was talking
about you or someone else; Leonard Tramiel said this in an interview:
Leonard: I didn't read Game Over but I have read other books on related
subjects. There was one written by an ex-Commodore employee that got so
many things wrong I was amazed. Even things he was closely involved in. I
would take these books with many POUNDS of salt.
You can find the whole Leonard Tramiel interview at:
http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/tramiel/
Enjoy.
--
Todd Elliott
HiTekMastr
The correct email address to send comments or provide an email address for The
Home Computer Wars is: commo...@aol.com - NOT wiseobserver as posted
originally. Sorry for the error. - M.Tomczyk
Paul Kitching
>
> I must admit, I'm flattered by the attention my book has received
> recently. Actually, several friends and fans in various countries have
> been urging me to reprint The Home Computer Wars, so okay, I am finally
> succumbing to the pressure - although this is of course a labor of love.
>
WOW, this is great news! :-) I look forward to it.
>
> While I am still writing some additional chapters, I am interested in
> receiving any questions or suggestions anyone might have for this
> project. For example, what would you most like to see in an update?
> I assume, some opinions on why Commodore bit the dust, what happened
> after the time frame covered in HCW? What else?
I am not sure when you left CBM (having not read your book), but I
would love to know anything that isn`t in it about the C64 and Amiga
(like the planning for it and any interesting stories etc).
I have been a Commodore fan since I got my Vic-20. Then I got a C64,
Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200.
Paul.
Anders Carlsson
> I am not sure when you left CBM (having not read your book),
So, Michael was a Commodore internal when he wrote the book?
Does it cover the rest of the 8- and 16-bit history outside
of Commodore (it gotta do, since it is named war, and not even
CBM could be so stupid they fight a war with themselves :-).
I think I've heard the book title before, but doesn't know much
about it. Also, is/will the book aim mostly at the US market?
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Anders Carlsson
jf...@lava.net
I too am interested in this book you refer to, also having
started with a PET then a Vic20 and still using a VDC enhanced
ram upgrade exclusively for the internet.
Joe (aka kilroy)
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Paul Kitching
> Yeah me too. I waited for the correct email addr however.
> I too am interested in this book you refer to, also having
> started with a PET then a Vic20 and still using a VDC enhanced
> ram upgrade exclusively for the internet.
I learn't to program on a PET at school :-)
Paul.
Marc Walters
"Paul Kitching" <paul.a....@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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When you were skipping your English classes? :-)
Marc
ma...@objectconnections.com
Paul Kitching
LOL!
I'm actually in Germany at the moment, so I will blame them for
contaminating my English ;-)
Paul.