The Step Bet by Devon Mccormack

The Step Bet by Devon Mccormack

The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s--the machine that taught the world that computing should be>fun.

The Commodore 64 (C64) is officially the best-selling desktop computer model of all time, according to>The Guinness Book of World Records. It was also, from 1985 to 1993, the platform for which most video games were made. But while it sold at least twice as many units as other home computers of its time, like the Apple I, ZX Spectrum, or Commodore Amiga, it is strangely forgotten in many computer histories. In>Too Much Fun, Jesper Juul argues that the C64 was so popular because it was so versatile, a machine developers and users would reinvent again and again over the course of 40 years.

First it was a serious computer, next a game computer, then a computer for technical brilliance (graphical>demos>using the machine in seemingly impossible ways), then a struggling competitor, and finally a retro device whose limitations are now charming. The C64, Juul shows, has been ignored by history because it was too much fun. Richly illustrated in full color, this book is the first in-depth examination of the C64's design and history, and the first to integrate US and European histories. With interviews of Commodore engineers and with its insightful look at C64 games, music, and software, from>Summer Games to>International Karate to Simons' BASIC, Too Much Fun will appeal to those who used a Commodore 64, those interested in the history of computing and video games and computational literacy, or just those who wish their technological devices would last longer.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781950261093
ISBN 10	1950261093
Title	The Step Bet
Author	Devon Mccormack
Series	Peach State Stepbros
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Treycore
Year published	2024-02-09
Number of pages	390
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