The Home Computer Wars
by Michael Tomczyk, Michael S Tomczyk · first published 1984
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A few more references: (Commodore) The Home Computer Wars, Michael Tomczyk http://michaeltomczyk.com/Tech-Pioneer.php (Apple) The Apple Revolution, Luke Dormehl, http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-apple-revolution-book-revie... A Bibliography of the Personal…
on “Silicon Valley History” ↗The Home Computer Wars is excellent, great insight into Tramiel, his various experiences prior, and how he made Commodore so successful during that period. At this level in this subtree, hoggle's recommendations of Accidental…
on “Thoughts on the culture that gave birth to the personal computer (2013)” ↗A few books on computer / computing / internet history: 1953, Faster Than Thought, B.V. Bowden (British 1940s & 50s) https://archive.org/details/FasterThanThought 1984, The Home Computer Wars (Commodore, Atari, Apple) https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Wars http://www.amazon.com/The-Home-Computer-Wars-Commodore/dp/09... 1985, History of Computing Technology, Michael Williams (Abacus…
on “Thoughts on the culture that gave birth to the personal computer (2013)” ↗Author of the OP here. The "spray" technique was known in the early 80s, if not earlier. It's mentioned in Michael Tomczyk's "Home Computer Wars": > The solution came in several forms. One way was to embed ferrite balls in the plastic case. Another way was to spray the inside of the case with a metal coating. But the best way was to encase the…
on “The Home Computer Hybrids” ↗