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| Re: Back Into the Storm by Bil Herd, Margaret Morabito [message #410384 is a reply to message #410374] |
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Originally posted by: Jeff Gaines
On 30/07/2021 in message <sm0pmuz7ras.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi> Anssi Saari wrote:
> "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
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>> My first computer was a Vic 20, do you know if that is mentioned,
>> can't see it in the blurb.
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> I guess it might be mentioned but the Vic came out in 1981 and Bil Herd
> joined Commodore some time later than that (1982?) so I'd assume he
> didn't work on the Vic at all.
OK, thanks :-)
I no longer have the Vic 20 but I remember somewhere near the beginning of
the manual it said something along the lines "it doesn't matter what keys
you press you cannot damage the computer". Good mantra for computing
although pressing the "Break" key on the BBC Micro didn't damage the
machine it completely screwed anything you hadn't saved!
--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
(Ken Olson, president Digital Equipment, 1977)
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| Re: Back Into the Storm by Bil Herd, Margaret Morabito [message #410470 is a reply to message #410384] |
Mon, 09 August 2021 02:34 |
Anssi Saari
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Registered: January 2012
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"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> I no longer have the Vic 20 but I remember somewhere near the
> beginning of the manual it said something along the lines "it doesn't
> matter what keys you press you cannot damage the computer". Good
> mantra for computing although pressing the "Break" key on the BBC
> Micro didn't damage the machine it completely screwed anything you
> hadn't saved!
Yes, I remember that too from the old Vic-20 manual. Anyways, if you're
interested in the Vic-20 history then Brian Bagnall's Commodore: A
Company On The Edge covers the era when the Vic was created.
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| Re: Back Into the Storm by Bil Herd, Margaret Morabito [message #410471 is a reply to message #410470] |
Mon, 09 August 2021 03:45 |
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Originally posted by: Jeff Gaines
On 08/08/2021 in message <sm01r733z4o.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi> Anssi Saari wrote:
> "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
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>> I no longer have the Vic 20 but I remember somewhere near the
>> beginning of the manual it said something along the lines "it doesn't
>> matter what keys you press you cannot damage the computer". Good
>> mantra for computing although pressing the "Break" key on the BBC
>> Micro didn't damage the machine it completely screwed anything you
>> hadn't saved!
>
> Yes, I remember that too from the old Vic-20 manual. Anyways, if you're
> interested in the Vic-20 history then Brian Bagnall's Commodore: A
> Company On The Edge covers the era when the Vic was created.
Thank you :-)
--
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
Indecision is the key to flexibility
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| Re: Back Into the Storm by Bil Herd, Margaret Morabito [message #410609 is a reply to message #410471] |
Mon, 23 August 2021 16:59 |
RobertB
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Registered: December 2011
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I’ve just scanned the book, and I discovered it to be surprisingly enjoyable and easy to read! No stuffy pronouncements! Just an informative story of the days that Bil Herd was with Commodore. After listening to Bil speak at various engagements and in various videos, I found that the book filled in areas that were not covered in the past.
Below is a page listing of what the book emphasizes (not including the handy-dandy glossary at the book’s end):
Jack Tramiel – p. 12-15
TED computers (116, C16, Plus/4, 264, 364) – p. 20-49, 63-64, 72-74, 79-90, 93-94, 97-108, 116-119, 127
VIC-20 – p. 92
Commodore LCD – p. 119-126, 229, 254-255
C128 – p. 126-254, 257, 267-269
Amiga – p. 257
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group – http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network – http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
Nov. 6-7 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2021 – http://www.portcommodore.com/class
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