[Coco] 2nd Rainbow Book of Adventures

[David L. Foreman]

Terry
I have had books from Amazon UK shiped to me here in Tucson.
Dave Foreman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrance Hale" <mizagorn at att.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 19:11
Subject: Re: [Coco] 2nd Rainbow Book of Adventures


> Wow!  Sorry for the delay on the appreciation, but I didn't expect such a 
> rapid response as I had had such a hard time finding any information in 
> the past.  You guys are great!
>
> Richard, thanks very much for the welcome and the invitation.  As I live 
> in the Dallas area and have two small children, it might be a challenge to 
> make it to Illinois.  But definitely something to keep in mind, as I'm 
> sure it will be enjoyable.
>
> Tim, you put me in a state of shock.  I'll email privately.  Thanks!
>
> Dave, your information is priceless, not just for looking up a book of 
> adventures.  ;)  Thanks so much for doing that research.  You gave me my 
> second shock when I found out how much that book is going for on the 
> street.  Seems like they ultimately are all coming from one source, 
> though.  Intriguing is that it was much cheaper at the UK Amazon site, but 
> they won't ship to a US address from there!
>
> Mr. Boyle (do I call you L. or Curtis?), I recognized your name 
> immediately.  I thought at the time (I was 16) that it sounded like an 
> author (cf L. Ron Hubbard, one of my dad's favorite SF authors, or L. 
> Frank Baum even!) or well-to-do.  LOL.  Congrats again a quarter century 
> later for placing in the top 18 with a wonderful work.  I wouldn't want to 
> part with my only copy, either.  But thanks for replying - more great 
> memories.
>
> Steve, 2 copies?!  Staggering.  Thanks for the heads-up.  No sense in 
> digging thru all that snow, for sure.  I'll email you as well.
>
> The best thing I enjoyed about writing the adventure was coming up with a 
> way to parse full sentences and multiple commands (ie, do this then do 
> that) on one line.  I've since then gone on to OO programming and to web 
> design, but I still think the CoCo had more potential power at the the 
> time than anything else available, and even today I'm amazed at what's 
> still going on as I read through these list posts.
>
> Thanks again very much to each of you.  I'm looking forward to hearing 
> about more of your exploits!!
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: richec <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010 1:02:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 2nd Rainbow Book of Adventures
>
> On Friday 08 January 2010 12:21:19 Terrance Hale wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>>
>> My name is Terrance (Terry) Hale, and I just joined the CoCo mailing list
>>  based on advice from Fred Provoncha and with help from Dennis.
>>
>>
>> I’ve been looking around on
>> the internet to see if anyone still had a copy of The Second Rainbow
>> Book of Adventures. I had an “honorable mention” entry in that book,
>> for the adventure “Castle of Naurios” (If I’ve remembered the correct
>> spelling…). If the issue of Rainbow magazine that had the winners
>> listed is also available, that would be such a huge bonus. (I can’t
>> believe I let my ex-wife make me throw out 4 years worth of magazines a
>> few years ago. I’ve been kicking myself ever since…)
>>
>> If the book is still available for purchase, could anyone please let
>> me know??
>>
>>
>> Thanks so much for taking the time to read this!  I'm looking forward to
>>  'catching up' with the CoCo community.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Terry
>>
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> Hi Terry
>
> Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of that publication. Welcome to the 
> group.
> If you live close enough or are inclined to do it, join us at the next
> CoCoFest in Elgin, Ill on May 15 & 16. See the Glenside Color Computer 
> Club
> Web site for details.
>
> Sincerely
>
>
> Richard
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