11 Feb
2015
11 Feb
'15
5:43 p.m.
Sure it computes. Vintage computing currently is just
hobby-worthy
and your little Man-On-Street quotes appearing here and there are
hardly income worthy. 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.
So I have read a number of books about vintage computers and the companies behind them and
they are not written by people who have a passion for the subject and thus take the time
out to write about it. Yes Evan is the talking head for MARCH, but he knows many of the
"real guys" and he communicates with them. So here is a person who is passionate
and has access to people to help him get the correct info on the subject.
Why should people PAY you to write a book?
Because otherwise it may never be written. Who else will do it?
Only established authors with some kind of track
record get an advance from their publishers.
Actually, I have seen a number of other crowd sourced books on vintage computing.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2146199819/commodore-64-a-visual-commp…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2146199819/commodore-amiga-a-visual-co…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/the-story-of-the-zx-spectrum-…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/the-story-of-the-zx-spectrum-…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dgreelish/bring-a-great-computer-histo…
Not interested? Don't donate. But at least be a more civil about it.