The Early Years

David Fox worked extremely hard to make this book a classic. + Christopher’s book was risky since this chip was still very new + The

Sams Editorial Director loved spiral binding + Sams hired a new Editorial Director. who went back to perfect binding to save money. Twisters do not

1979 Computer Graphics Primer is based on a homemade weather station. + In 1976, I found myself at the heart of an epoch-defining gathering –

The book had a cover you could not miss. Its success showed there might be a market for programing books. + I learned to code

1977 Only 68 pages long it sold a million copies. + While I had conceived and written Microcomputer Primer for techies, the average Joe was

1976 – Microcomputer Prime was a home run. It made me think I could make a living as a writer. + The mid-1970s were a

1974 – My first book on cool electronic projects was a flop. + While writing the book I became friends with Koko the talking gorilla.