ibogost Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I don't post here nearly enough to call myself a regular, so I feel a little self-indulgent, but I really wanted to share the jacket art for the new book I wrote (with my colleague Nick Montfort) on the VCS, which will be published this winter by the MIT Press. More about the book here. Thanks for indulging me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I love the art and the title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 The jacket art looks great! Is that from Yars' Revenge? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted September 28, 2008 Author Share Posted September 28, 2008 The jacket art looks great! Is that from Yars' Revenge? ..Al Yup, the neutral zone. I think I took 200 shots to find one that looked the way we wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I think that sounds like a must-have book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I think that sounds like a must-have book. I agree, I'll definitely be picking this up. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Looks promising! Thanks for announcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thanks all! Just to drive the point home, here's an excerpt from the acknowledgements. Note the last line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 The book has been published! Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (Amazon.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The book has been published! Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (Amazon.com) I've been waiting for this moment for over 2 years! Thank you so much, I am going to buy a copy for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Thanks all! Just to drive the point home, here's an excerpt from the acknowledgements. Note the last line... Thanks for the shout out to AtariAge! I missed that before. The book has been published! Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (Amazon.com) Congratulations! I very much look forward to reading this book. I'll get some news posted up on the front page soon.. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Thanks all! Very excited to have the book out. I'm hopeful it will help spread the gospel of this great videogame system far and wide. Edited January 24, 2009 by ibogost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I just ordered a copy. Can't wait to read it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisaperfectdayelise Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I don't post here nearly enough to call myself a regular, so I feel a little self-indulgent, but I really wanted to share the jacket art for the new book I wrote (with my colleague Nick Montfort) on the VCS, which will be published this winter by the MIT Press. More about the book here. Thanks for indulging me. Good work! I am anxious to pick it up!...you know, when it's published Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Good work! I am anxious to pick it up!...you know, when it's published Even though amazon.com lists a publication date of March 31, 2009, the item has been published, is in stock (although the number of available copies is listed as 2), and is available for shipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibogost Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Good work! I am anxious to pick it up!...you know, when it's published Even though amazon.com lists a publication date of March 31, 2009, the item has been published, is in stock (although the number of available copies is listed as 2), and is available for shipment. Right, the March date is a publisher catalog date, which is sort of meaningless. Amazon.com has stock now. The "2 new" indicator doesn't refer to stock, but rather to sellers other than Amazon who also carry the book and sell through Amazon Marketplace. If there's a stock shortage, Amazon will list it as "Only N left in stock (more coming soon!)" Edited January 24, 2009 by ibogost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I think I took 200 shots to find one that looked the way we wanted. So which part of the code is that? >:*3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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