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10-02-2012, 09:02 PM
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Technoid
Join Date: Jun 2002
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On the Edge: The Amiga Years
I went looking for the Brian Bagnall's sequel on Commodore and the Amiga and was surprised by the following:
It will ship this month: http://www.ipgbook.com/commodore-pro..._id=32&pid=VAR It is also on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Amig.../dp/0973864990 Looks pretty nice! 540 pages! -P
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10-02-2012, 10:08 PM
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Arbiter of Succession
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: USA
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
Thanks for the tip!
We need a 'like' button! I like the info, but really don't have anything to add! 
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10-03-2012, 02:22 AM
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
Great book, I can't wait to buy it. Thanks for the info Pentad.
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10-03-2012, 05:29 AM
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Technoid
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
I'm pretty excited about this book.
I ended up paying $18.32 with free shipping on Amazon which I think is a good deal. I will post when it is released. Cheers! -P
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10-03-2012, 05:40 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
I dont understand why this series isnt available for kindle at a sensible price, some of these books on commodore cost MORE on kindle than paperback!!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Future-Was..._bxgy_b_text_y Pathetic, should be $5-7 on kindle max!!!
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10-03-2012, 06:01 AM
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Technoid
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Swindon, England
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
It's cost me £20 from Amazon UK ... still ordered it though!
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10-03-2012, 06:03 AM
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
I just dont have much disposable income these days (kids are worse than women at reducing your finances to rubble!).
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10-03-2012, 07:09 AM
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Arbiter of Succession
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
Amazon US also recommends:
Commodore: The Amiga Years The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga Commodore: A Company On The Edge On The Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore Fire In The Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer (Second Edition) That's a lot of reading!
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10-03-2012, 09:05 AM
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
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Fire in the Valley was good but mostly about PC/Mac and little or nothing about Atari or Commodore. It was Fire in the Valley that inspired The Pirates of Silicon Valley. -P
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10-03-2012, 01:42 PM
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Too much caffeine
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Finland
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
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Well that's good info here for rest of us, thanks a lot pal. I'll just go to my pointless Amiga book (which is made of oh-so-old-papyrus) and read myself to sleep. g'nite! |
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10-03-2012, 03:12 PM
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Too much caffeine
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
i think it'll be a good read. But the 'blurbs' they write on the back cover ultimately make me think commodore made lots of bad decisions and therefore went bankrupt. So, in marketing terms they failed to appeal to the 'market', or just maybe, they tried to appeal to a market that wasn't ready because most people use computers for simple data processing at the time and didn't have much brand awareness. I hope that its the story of a revolutionary computer which didn't fail, because if it did, i wouldn't be here expressing views on Amiga.org. And I hope at the end of the book it will express the legacy that Amiga has left behind and a future with or without commodore.
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10-03-2012, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Asheville, NC, US
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
Bought "Commodore" by Brian Bagnall for $9.95 US on the Apple iBook Store, read all 540 pages in 2 days, awesome.
Awaiting the sequel.. The book 'The Future Was here' is a ridiculous $27.00 US from the iBook Store, so I won't be reading that. |
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10-03-2012, 06:32 PM
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Too much caffeine
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ireland
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
Yep this will be a great read. I really enjoyed commodore a company on the edge. Love amigas.
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10-03-2012, 08:30 PM
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Re: On the Edge: The Amiga Years
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