[Coco] CoCo Book Project

[Juan Castro]

Do stories on Brazilian clones interest you?
http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/coco/2012-April/060104.html

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Boisy G. Pitre <boisy at tee-boy.com> wrote:


> Hello everyone,

>

> For about 4 years now, I've been working "on and off" on a project that I

> envisioned to be a total history of the Color Computer, going all the way

> back to its first inception, up to and including today.  Over that time,

> I've collected a ton of information and made contact with a number of folks

> who had a major impact on the CoCo.  Recently, I decided it was time to

> pick up the project again and finish it, and so I've started to do just

> that.

>

> I want to be clear: this is going to be a work of significance for the

> CoCo and those who used it over the years.  My vision is to make it THE

> DEFINITIVE WORK on the history of our beloved computer.

>

> In order to accomplish this lofty goal, I have asked author Bill Loguidice

> (http://armchairarcade.com/) to join me as a co-author, and he has

> graciously agreed.  Bill is an accomplished author and has published

> several books in this genre.  You can see his list here:

> http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Loguidice/e/B001U7W3YS

>

> My reason for posting this, aside from announcing this project and the

> collaboration with Bill, is to solicit information from people who have

> been with the Color Computer going as far back its inception.  We're

> interested in folks who have both photos and stories of RAINBOWfests going

> back as early as the first one in 1983.  I know there are lurkers on the

> list who go that far, so please, get in touch with me.

>

> Also, I'm interested in soliciting interviews from notables like Steve

> Bjork, Art Flexser, et al.  Any suggestions for other folks would be

> appreciated.

>

> If you can help, or just have suggestions, please via personal email:

> boisy at tee-boy.com.  I am not prepared to discuss specifics about the book

> on the list at this point, so I would rather keep this thread short.

>

> Thanks!

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