RobertB Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 "Back Into the Storm: A Design Engineer's Story of Commodore Computers in the 1980s" has been released! Written by CBM engineer Bil Herd and Margaret Morabito, Back Into the Storm delves into Bil and the "Animals'" work on the Commodore TED series (C16, Plus/4, etc.) and on the Commodore 128. For more information and to order the paperback book or Kindle version, go to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BDF92F4 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 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Awesome - thanks for posting this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 16 hours ago, RobertB said: "Back Into the Storm: A Design Engineer's Story of Commodore Computers in the 1980s" has been released! Written by CBM engineer Bil Herd and Margaret Morabito, Back Into the Storm delves into Bil and the "Animals'" work on the Commodore TED series (C16, Plus/4, etc.) and on the Commodore 128. For more information and to order the paperback book or Kindle version, go to https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BDF92F4 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 Thanks Robert. I had no clue this was even in the works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thanks for the link ordered just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommywiz Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just ordered one. Should be here Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Got it on Monday just started to read nice to have a book on the whole background of the Ted and C128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 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 Edited August 23, 2021 by RobertB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motrucker Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 OK, you talked me into it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I might get this, I've always been interested in Commodores 'less successful' experiments. Bill signed my C128D keyboard at VCF MW a few years back. I'm interested in the TED chip because it seemed like an interesting idea but a lot of wasted potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 13 hours ago, Tempest said: I might get this, I've always been interested in Commodores 'less successful' experiments. Bill signed my C128D keyboard at VCF MW a few years back. I'm interested in the TED chip because it seemed like an interesting idea but a lot of wasted potential. Agreed. One can only wonder what the TED line of computers might have been and/or have done if Jack Tramiel hadn't left and was still in charge when those machines were scheduled to come on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 A Hackaday review of the book is at https://hackaday.com/2021/09/08/books-you-should-read-bil-herds-back-into-the-storm/ Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan Nov. 5-6 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2021 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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