68000: The Flame Wars - Marco Breddin
KORTE INHOUD
The Flame Wars gives you a comprehensive insight into the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, two home computers held in high regard by their respective fan bases in the ’80s and ’90s. Factual and opinion-based approaches are refreshingly combined, offering a range of newly composed background articles, pertinent hypotheses, factual evidence and analytical perspectives of the time’s media.
From history and media, to markets and scene. This book gives an eye-opening look at the flame wars that have torn apart computer communities. Uncover the origin of these conflicts, follow the often heated debates between fans and foes, and discover the impact these battles made on the next era of computers. Witness the clash of ideas and passions on an unparalleled scale.
Visions and delusions: the story prompts arguments to clash. We illustrate the wide gap that these 16-bit systems created in a transforming technocratic community and look for points of overlap. Technology vs. Humanity. Industry vs. Ambition. Did publishers and d...
From history and media, to markets and scene. This book gives an eye-opening look at the flame wars that have torn apart computer communities. Uncover the origin of these conflicts, follow the often heated debates between fans and foes, and discover the impact these battles made on the next era of computers. Witness the clash of ideas and passions on an unparalleled scale.
Visions and delusions: the story prompts arguments to clash. We illustrate the wide gap that these 16-bit systems created in a transforming technocratic community and look for points of overlap. Technology vs. Humanity. Industry vs. Ambition. Did publishers and d...
