[Coco] Tnady's Little Wonder book, 2nd edition!

[James Hrubik]

Frank, maybe if you set out a list of the schematics that you need,  
people on the list could submit what they have and you'd possibly get  
a complete collection.

Look in your mailbox for "501_sch.jpg"

On Feb 5, 2006, at 9:55 PM, farna at att.net wrote:

> I started getting the book I wrote 13 years ago this month ready to  
> make into a PDF file, and realized that it's been so long, and so  
> much info has been lost, and that it really just needed a bit of  
> tweaking to be updated, that I started doing just that! So after  
> most of a day sitting at a keyboard and wracking my memory, I've  
> got 50% of the needed editing done! One way or another there will  
> be a second edition released!! Actually, most of it all came  
> flowing back.
>
> I do need one thing rather badly though -- good, clear scans of all  
> the CoCo model shematics. Scanners just weren't up to snuf back in  
> 93, so I got a better print by using the originals from service  
> manuals. All I have in my electronic files are the blank pages! I  
> need JPG or TIFF files that will print as readable 8x10 prints. I  
> have the tools to resize if necessary. I don't care if a schematic  
> goes over two pages either. The only way I have to make them is to  
> break apart the ONE copy of TLW that I had hard bound for myself.  
> I'll have to go dig it out of a storage box! I let all the other  
> schematics and service manuals go to people who were still working  
> with their CoCos -- besides, I have them in the book! I really  
> don't want to break apart my personal (and only) copy though. I  
> could print without the schematics, but having them makes a lot  
> more sense! I got permission from Tandy, by the way, to print the  
> schematics with the original book. The agreement didn't set any time l
>  imit, and this is an edited re-issue of the original, so the  
> agreement should still be good (not that anyone at Tandy cares!).
>
> I could use scans of the disk drive controllers and multi-paks as  
> well. I took out all the user group and BBS info, since none are  
> active any more, and all the advertisements, so I have plenty pages  
> to add anything that will help future CoCo users.
>
> If I get the book done in time AND don't get deployed to the desert  
> in early April, I'm going to try to make the CoCoFest with a few  
> copies. If I can't make the fest I'll make sure a few copies get  
> there anyway. I'm going to keep the price as reasonable as I can,  
> won't be any more than the original was 13 years ago, and I might  
> be able to cut that a bit. I'm considering publishing as a PDF file  
> on CD-ROM as well as a hard copy, but will give the hard copy a go  
> first. Hard copy books just seem to sell better, though there's no  
> more money in it for me and a good bit more work!
>
> If you can help e-mail me!!
>
> --
> Frank Swygert
> Publisher, "American Independent
> Magazine" (AIM)
> For all AMC enthusiasts
> http://farna.home.att.net/AIM.html
> (free download available!)
>
>
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