The book “I wanted an Astran and they brought me this shit” was presented
At the recently held Northern Users Meeting ( RUN QuesadaSX ), the book that good old araubi has been working on to compile all kinds of information about the MSX standard in its first three years of life, back in the eighties of the last century, was presented to the public.
Araubi's research work began as part of a collaboration with Jordi Orte in the publication of a book about the history of the MSX in its first stages of existence. This collaboration ceased at a certain point but the work was already done. A work that has taken more than two years of research and documentation using as a source of information a huge amount of international magazines related to the MSX. And all this to bring us a little bit of the lesser-known history of the MSX during the years 1983 to 1985, prolific years that saw the birth of the standard and later its natural evolution to the second generation.
In its pages you can find not only interesting facts about video games and hardware of the time (something that I love to know), but also about the protagonists. Many of them were completely unknown to most of us then (and now). So thanks to this book, we can finally recognize their talent in materializing one of the most influential home computer standards of the 20th century.
The title of the book I wanted an Astran and they brought me this piece of shit corroborates the reality of many children of that time who opted for what was most in demand at their school or in the neighborhood where they lived (ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC mainly). Having an MSX was, in many cases, something strange, unusual, and it is not surprising that some looked disappointed or distrustful at their new computer. But those doubts were dispelled after giving the small Japanese computer a chance and trying out its games.
As for the printed work, it is an initiative of the RUN QuesadaSX organization that a few months ago launched a reservation campaign that anyone who wanted could join and that has resulted in a huge book of more than 500 pages and weighing 2 and a half kilos. Its final price was 38 euros and those who reserved it were able to pick it up at the meeting last weekend and deliveries are also made by mail. Of course, I wanted an Astran and they brought me this shit is a one-time edition book, exclusive for the users' meeting, so there will be no more editions.
However, Araubi himself has been offering the files to be downloaded for free over the past few months via MEGA, which correspond to the years 1983, 1984 and 1985. This is an excellent opportunity to read a unique masterpiece. And if you want, you can make a book of your own. I'm thinking about it myself.
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Source:https://www.msxblog.es/presentado-el-libro-yo-queria-un-astran-y-me-Trajoron-esta-mierda/
