How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
08-19-2010, 10:00 PM
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08-19-2010, 10:13 PM
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That
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08-20-2010, 12:08 AM
#2745
Help me pick a new keyboard, because the "0" on my numpad quit working.
Logitech G15
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G15-G.../dp/B000UHE8YM
OR
Logitech G110
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-0.../dp/B002RRLQIO
It must have backlit keys so I can see in the dark.
Logitech G15
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G15-G.../dp/B000UHE8YM
OR
Logitech G110
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-0.../dp/B002RRLQIO
It must have backlit keys so I can see in the dark.
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08-20-2010, 02:19 AM
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Dear world:
All I want is to find a copy of Brian Bagnall's "On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise And Fall of Commodore" for a reasonable price.
Ok, I understand that it's been out of print for a while, but is $200-$400 really justifiable for a book about a couple of guys who built a neat little computer 30 years ago? I mean, you could buy a brand new C-64 for that kind of money back when they were still being made. Ok, so they also designed the MOS6502, which you could argue revolutionized the home computer market, but still, it's not like we're talking about an original-bound 1803 first printing of Claude Louis Berthollet's two-volume "Essai de Statique Chimique" or anything. This book was published in 2006, for crying out loud. I picked up my copy of Steven Levy's "Hackers" (arguably the seminal work in the genre) for something like $10, and I think Clifford Stoll's "The Cuckoos Egg" was even less than that at the local secondhand paperback store.
(Which reminds me, I've still got something like $50 in credit there, and it's been almost two years since I last visited. On the plus side, they keep their records on 3x5 cards in a box, so I doubt they purge their database very often.)
All I want is to find a copy of Brian Bagnall's "On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise And Fall of Commodore" for a reasonable price.
Ok, I understand that it's been out of print for a while, but is $200-$400 really justifiable for a book about a couple of guys who built a neat little computer 30 years ago? I mean, you could buy a brand new C-64 for that kind of money back when they were still being made. Ok, so they also designed the MOS6502, which you could argue revolutionized the home computer market, but still, it's not like we're talking about an original-bound 1803 first printing of Claude Louis Berthollet's two-volume "Essai de Statique Chimique" or anything. This book was published in 2006, for crying out loud. I picked up my copy of Steven Levy's "Hackers" (arguably the seminal work in the genre) for something like $10, and I think Clifford Stoll's "The Cuckoos Egg" was even less than that at the local secondhand paperback store.
(Which reminds me, I've still got something like $50 in credit there, and it's been almost two years since I last visited. On the plus side, they keep their records on 3x5 cards in a box, so I doubt they purge their database very often.)
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08-20-2010, 10:00 AM
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EDIT:
Do you realize it's about to be reprinted in hardcover under a slightly different title?
Commodore: A company on the edge
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08-20-2010, 12:02 PM
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Do you realize it's about to be reprinted in hardcover under a slightly different title?
Commodore: A company on the edge
Commodore: A company on the edge
I'm not sure I trust these people.
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08-20-2010, 12:20 PM
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