CoCo The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer
Auteurs : Pitre Boisy G, Loguidice Bill
CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy?s Underdog Computer is the first book to document the complete history of the Tandy Color Computer (CoCo), a popular 8-bit PC series from the 1980s that competed against the era?s biggest names, including the Apple II, IBM PC, and Commodore 64. The book takes you inside the interesting stories and people behind this unique, underdog computer.
Both noted computer science and technology advocates, authors Pitre and Loguidice reveal the story of a pivotal period in the home computing revolution from the perspective of Tandy?s CoCo. As these computers were sold in Radio Shack stores throughout the United States and other countries, they provide a critical point of reference for key events in the unprecedented evolutionary period for the PC industry in the 1980s. The book also features first-hand accounts from the people who created and promoted the CoCo, from the original Tandy executives and engineers to today?s active product creators and information keepers.
The CoCo impacted many lives, and this book leaves no stone unturned in recounting this fascinating slice of the PC revolution that is still in play today. From early telecommunications experiments to engineering and budgetary challenges, it covers all the aspects that made the CoCo a truly personal, useful computing experience in as small and inexpensive a package as possible.
Date de parution : 04-2014
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 06-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Color Computer; Radio Shack; Tandy Color Computer (CoCo); Radio Shack Stores; PC industry in the 1980s; OS-9 Level; Tandy; Radio Shack; Motorola; Microware Systems Corporation; CoCo Community; personal computing events from the 1970s; Model III; Jim Reed; TRS-80 Model; ASIC; VIDEOTEX Terminal; Apple II; Great Videogame Crash; Young Man; 512K Ram; Des Moines; NTSC; RGB; Alt; CoCo Users; MOS Technology; Commodore PET; CIA Spy; Mark 1; Hard Drive System; Easter Egg