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@ stirrell, appreciate that.

Good news! Really glad you like it, makes it all worthwhile I've learned a lot from Volume One, had some great feedback (and constructive criticism), which I have made sure makes Volume Two even better. The first printers proof of Volume Two is due soon, and if the next 22 copies sell by June, we should be good for a late June or early July release. Thanks again for your purchase leech.

@leech - hope it arrived safely, the tracking number will confirm if it was signed for. Here is an update: Volume 2 News: Only 22 copies left of Volume One (First Edition), as soon as they are sold I will have covered costs enough to start the print run for Volume 2. They will come with a special limited 55mm Atari ST badge and vinyl sticker... and yes, all first editions of Volume 2 come with a one-off Atari poster. Question, should we go with an 8-Bit theme or a 16-bit them for the poster (or dare I say it, 64-Bit!)? Shipping Update #6 Shipping update: all orders upto #10053 have shipped as of today (with your free poster and sticker).

Volume 2 News: Volume 2 news: Only 25 copies left of Volume One (First Edition), as soon as they are sold I will have covered costs enough to start the print run for Volume 2. They will come with a special limited 55mm Atari ST badge and vinyl sticker... and yes, all first editions of Volume 2 come with a one-off Atari poster. Question, should we go with an 8-Bit theme or a 16-bit them for the poster (or dare I say it, 64-Bit!)? Shipping Update #5 Shipping update: all orders upto #10051 have shipped as of today (with your free poster and sticker).

Not a big catch in the grand scheme of things, but I added another Atari badge to my little collection. It is the square multi-coloured Atari badge in the top display (I'm easily pleased!). I have a few doubles, if anybody wants to do some swapsies! I'm looking for any official Atari badges, would love to score any COSMOS badge, Atari Service and the "The Future Is Here" badge.

Thanks Dave, Your order is on its way Volume 2 News: Now over 60% of my goal to print Volume 2, so hopefully it won't be much longer. If I get at least 90% of my costs back, I'll probably go ahead anyway such has been the demand for it :-) Shipping Update #4 All Order #'s up to 10047 have all shipped, along with your free poster and sticker. Thank you guys again for the support and the kind feedback.

Volume 2 News: Now over 60% of my goal to print Volume 2, so hopefully it won't be much longer. If I get at least 90% of my costs back, I'll probably go ahead anyway such has been the demand for it :-) Shipping Update #4 All Order #'s up to 10047 have all shipped, along with your free poster and sticker. Thank you guys again for the support and the kind feedback.

Thank you sir! Make that 31 copies before Volume 2 goes to print

Hello! I had a great response to Volume One so far, but equally, I know a lot of you wanted Volume Two, which is from 1984-1996, the period most relevant to a lot of us on these boards. Well, I am glad to inform you that we are literally 32 copies away from the first print run of Volume 2, so if you want to support the next book, please spread the word. More information and some previews available here http://www.zafinnbooks.com Please don't hesitate to contact me through AA or the website above. And thank you for all of you who asked me to hold a copy of Volume Two for you, I will contact you as soon as its available. Thanks again for all the support so far. Karl

Hello! Just in case you don't know, I launched a new Atari book in March called "We Love Atari" Volume One which charts the company from 1972 all the way to 1983, just on the cusp of the sale to Jack Tramiel. I had a great response, but equally, I know a lot of you wanted Volume Two, which is from 1984-1996, the period most relevant to a lot of us on these boards. Well, I am glad to inform you that we are literally 32 copies away from the first print run of Volume 2, so if you want to support the next book, please spread the word. More information and some previews available here http://www.zafinnbooks.com Please don't hesitate to contact me through AA or the website above. And thank you for all of you who asked me to hold a copy of Volume Two for you, I will contact you as soon as its available. Thanks again for all the support so far. Karl

Volume 2 News: I am over 50% of my goal to print Volume 2, so hopefully it won't be much longer. If I get at least 90% of my costs back, I'll probably go ahead anyway such has been the demand for it :-) Shipping Update #3 All Order #'s up to 10042 have all shipped, along with your free poster and sticker. Thank you guys again for the support and the kind feedback.

Hi everyone, Just an quick update for those of you who have been asking about Volume 2 of "We Love Atari". I'm glad to say we our almost 50% of the way to going to print, thanks to all of the amazing Atari Age users who have supported the book. And yes, of course it includes our favourite feeline friend - the Jaguar is an essential part of the story, and we have included everything we can! Just look at the over! More updates in the official thread here http://atariage.com/forums/topic/288871-we-love-atari-volume-one/ best regards, Karl

Shipping Update #3 All Order #'s up to 10036 have all shipped, along with your free poster and sticker. Thank you guys again for the support and the kind feedback.

Jezz, what a typo! I meant "Jeff"... Doh! Yes, the huge and heavy "Destination" - check it out here http://www.thespottybox.com/boxes.html

Exactly, it was a very odd decision - many belived that a corporate store in prime city location (they started these in Europe in 96, so you had a "showroom" in London, Dublin, Paris, Stockholm, Amsterdamn etc etc) was enough, a bit like today's Apple Stores, but on a much smaller more cost effective way. The core business model was mail order by free-phone, when GW2K opened its online store/website (1996) it was pulling in good numbers (and kept growing) as more people began switching from phone ordering to the new online model. The Dotcom "bubble" did not effect online sales, the world economy did slump in 2000/2002 and PC sales slowed, but Gateway kept spending money on stores anyway. If Gateway had pushed the online side of its business and ploughed a fraction of the cost of the stores into its online tech, it could have been a different story.

Gateway decided to go crazy and opened up hundreds of stores in the US market - these things eat money. They did the same in Europe and Asia, but on a smaller scale. They abondoned their original business model. There were other factors of course, the Asian economy crashed while Gateway had spent millions expanding there, but within 24 months, Jezz Wietzen CEO (appointed by Ted Waitt while he took a back seat in '99), started pulling the foundations of the company apart until he was fired and Ted came back a couple of years later (2001) and tried to turn things around. Gateway never made up the ground it lost under Weitzen and Ted tried in vain, but it was too late, although a valiant effort.

Shipping Update #2 All Order #'s up to 10031 have all shipped, along with your free poster and sticker. Thank you guys again for the support and the kind feedback. Karl

The stores varied from very barn like, to modern functional towards the end... The store concept killed the company.

Thanks Steve I'l so glad your happy with it - it took forever to put together and get the balance right, and what I have learned from the process of making Volume One has only made Volume Two even better, something you will love too.

Thanks mchorvat, appreciate the feedback. I agree though, my own Atari "childhood" is from 1985 (with a few years before hand playing Arcade games). I'm also looking forward to getting Volume 2 out for everybody, I've had a lot of requests for it. But I have a soft spot for the 70's Atari too, especially the advertising and the early arcade games.

This is a difficult choice... but POKEY to me has the edge, after hearing Rob Hubbard's WarHawk, I knew I had fallen in love with a micro-chip And as for the Numen demo.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Abi02Tlwk I confess I have a TherapSid (Twisted Electrons) for dual Sid use, but I use Plouge's Chipsounds for POKEY sound, it is absolutely unique.

I hate waiting for stuff to arrive

Great news Karl, I really hope you enjoy it. Volume 2 looks great and I am already getting a proof from the printer next month so I can ensure its ready to go to print as soon as possible. Karl