looking for a copy of The First Quarter: A 25-Year History o

[liquid_sky]

i am looking for a copy of the first quarter. it is suppost to have alot of good information on atari, but i cant find it anywhere? amazon.com says it is no longer in stock, does anyone have this book, and is it worth the hunt? better yet....... willing to sell?

[lbaeza]

Hi

 

I bought it from Amazon, and it was worth the wait and the taxes for my local customs (JACKASSES, btw).

There's something I didn't like from the book, I expected more pictures from famous people, I mean, I'll keep imaging how was Alcorn's face. All I got was 10-15 pages with B/W pictures.

Anyway, the info is something you can't pay. I knew thing I never imagined that existed relative to Atari, the beginnings, the drug problems with the people working there, Kassar and his cologne, Bushnell and dis pizza, etc.

I almost read half the book, and it's mainly about Atari history.

 

Regards

[liquid_sky]

wow thanks for the info, amazon says they sold out so im screwed... stupid capatlism.. if we were communist we would all have equally great atari collections.. but then collecting wouldnt be fun....... but in a way we all do have combat....too bad the book didnt hvae more pictures huh

[rolenta]

The First Quarter may still be available from Game Room Magazine. They're website is:

http://www.gameroommagazine.com/bk_firstquarter.htm

 

Leonard Herman

Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames

[rolenta]

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Originally posted by lbaeza:

I expected more pictures from famous people, I mean, I'll keep imaging how was Alcorn's face

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There's a B&W photo of Al Alcorn that wa taken last year at E3 in my book Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames. A color photo of him and me appears at:

http://www.rolentapress.com/rolenta/celebr...elebrities.html