11 Feb
2015
11 Feb
'15
10:28 p.m.
On 2/11/2015 11:42 AM, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
Kelly, you're a member of MARCH,
right? Just wanting that context clear.
"Mobile Computing" is not my history,
but I agree with you, that if it were, a
historian / researcher / journalist
would be the wise choice to write it.
But if I were part an investor in that
venture, then I would also want a share
of the profits from the book. Not sure
if crowdsourcing provides that.
- J.
Your
experience compared to the Real Guys on this list (of which I don't qualify to rank as
either)
barely qualifies you as anything, much less a "talking head" for vintage
computing. You're a talking
head for MARCH. That's it.
Knowing history and how to write about it does not
mean you have created it or even experienced it. Many of the "Real Guys" I have
dealt with on and off this list are egoists that need regular stroking. Who better to
write about your history than someone that knows how to research.
Kelly