Back Into the Storm by Bil Herd, Margaret Morabito

[RobertB]

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.  And I'm listing it here, because it has a page on the Amiga!

 

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

[Sky7]

I just picked this up and I'm looking forward to reading. My only comment is based on everything Bill Herd was involved in with Commodore and MOS-CSG, I was hoping the book would be a little longer. 

[RobertB]

     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