New 'Commodore: The Final Years book' on Kickstarter

Duke · 18 Apr 2018 at 21:48

A quick heads up about this. I had an email yesterday and it went live today. This is the third book in the series about Commodore / Amiga. I've not read the first (Commodore: A Company on the Edge) but did back the second (Commodore: The Amiga Years) and am half way through reading it.

All the info is on here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1462758959/commodore-the-final-years-book

SkeeterUK · 19 Apr 2018 at 02:04

Is it not easier just to go to commodore wiki page or some fan sites, probably where content comes from anyhow.

Duke · 19 Apr 2018 at 11:27

If you want pure facts then sure. This is written as a 'story' describing and explaining the events at Commodore with quotes and information from the workers there at the time. A lot more behind the scenes than you'll get from a wiki page.

SkeeterUK · 19 Apr 2018 at 16:26

Ah ok

DrBombcrater · 20 Apr 2018 at 10:30

SkeeterUK said:
Is it not easier just to go to commodore wiki page or some fan sites, probably where content comes from anyhow.

I have a copy of Brian Bagnall's first book about Commodore, On the Edge,and it's really good. He did a serious amount of original research and interviewed lots of former CBM and MOS people. There are plenty of stories about Commodore in there that haven't been told in public before. And like Duke said, it's written in a narrative story style that's excellent at capturing the chaotic culture and atmosphere of Commodore in a way that bare facts can't.

It's far and away the best history of any part of the personal computing industry that's been written, tbh. I'm glad to see the new books coming out, though, because On the Edge went into great detail about the 8-bit days at Commodore but was less comprehensive about the Amiga era. Nice to see that being rectified.

Duke · 11 May 2018 at 21:33

Quick bump as only 4 days left - several stretch goals met already