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"On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore" by Brian Bagnall covers quite a bit of the Amiga development. http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Spectacular-

by mrbill 13y ago

"On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore" by Brian Bagnall covers quite a bit of the Amiga development. http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Spectacular-Rise-Fall-Commodore/dp/0973864907 http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Spectacular-Rise-Fall-Commodore/d... However, the rewritten / "second edition", "Commodore: A Company on the Edge" stops with the 8-bit machines, as there were plans to have two volumes - one for the 8-bit systems, and one for the Amiga days: http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Company-Edge-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0973864966 http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Company-Edge-Brian-Bagnall/d... The second edition, "Commodore: The Amiga Years" has been unfortunately cancelled, but is still listed on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Amiga-Years-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0973864990 http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Amiga-Years-Brian-Bagnall/dp... How does Maher's book on the Amiga compare to Bagnall's first edition?

vidarh 13y ago
Maher's book takes a very different approach. It focuses on presenting an outsider view on the technology and its impact on computing, rather than on the company and all the drama surrounding Commodore and its people. There were times reading Maher's book that I was annoyed that he seemed to me to miss the point, though I'd say probably with the best of intentions (there were no issues that were so egrerious to me that I still remember the specifics), but it is relatively even-handed and worth a read, and presents a very interesting counter-point to Bagnall's book(s).