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Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:13 am
by mrr19121970
Just backed now, I was number 58. Hopefully fully pledged quickly this time. Maybe you need to think of 'stretch rewards' too?
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:38 am
by Mayhem
As before, if you figure you need any help somewhere (any items, proof-reading etc), then let me know

Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:45 am
by oldcomputr
mrr19121970 wrote:Just backed now, I was number 58. Hopefully fully pledged quickly this time. Maybe you need to think of 'stretch rewards' too?
Thanks for backing!
I have received a quote on Friday (I know... always at the last minute but hey - I'm Italian) but I am not satisfied with it and I have to discuss it with the printing house. On hold for a few days.
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:50 am
by oldcomputr
Mayhem wrote:As before, if you figure you need any help somewhere (any items, proof-reading etc), then let me know :)
Thanks Mayhem, I will take your offer of proof reading the draft of the book. Sometimes when you read your own text it's easy to miss something obvious.
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 3:35 pm
by orion70
Pledged

Good luck with this - but I see you almost succeeded in reaching your goal!
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 8:35 am
by oldcomputr
FUNDED!
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 9:56 am
by paradroid90
Great News, had already backed

Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 10:26 am
by mrr19121970
How about key sized chocolates with microgramma @ for a stretch reward ??
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 10:28 am
by litody
Congratulations, you made it look so easy this time round

Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 11:06 am
by majikeyric
Backed!

Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:04 am
by merman
Excellent news. Will there be any stretch goals or other perks?
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:31 pm
by oldcomputr
Hi all, thanks for backing!
I've just added a few stretch goals to the campaign, starting from a thicker paper for the book and some UV varnish on the cover, then a nice VIC bookmark, a sticker that I'm still working on, and a few posters.
As always, comments are welcome.
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:18 pm
by ral-clan
Got to say - the graphic design in this book is absolutely beatiful (love the cover).
I've never backed a kickstarter before but will contribute to this one.
Just one caveat: is the text finished yet? On a page of the book revealed on the kickstarter site, the text reads that the extra holes for the PET number pad were covered on the early VIC-20 keyboards with "duct tape". I don't think this is accurate. They were covered with black electrical tape. I realize that's a nit-pick but there is a difference.
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:24 am
by oldcomputr
ral-clan wrote:Got to say - the graphic design in this book is absolutely beatiful (love the cover).
I've never backed a kickstarter before but will contribute to this one.
Thanks, it's amazing what a cover can do ;-)
ral-clan wrote:Just one caveat: is the text finished yet? On a page of the book revealed on the kickstarter site, the text reads that the extra holes for the PET number pad were covered on the early VIC-20 keyboards with "duct tape". I don't think this is accurate. They were covered with black electrical tape. I realize that's a nit-pick but there is a difference.
Thanks for pointing that out, I will correct that. It's not ignorance about the VIC (I actually own it and took the picture), I just thought that
duct tape could be used as a synonym for
electrical tape.
Now I got the difference :-)
Re: VIC 20 book on Kickstarter
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 7:01 am
by ral-clan
oldcomputr wrote:Thanks for pointing that out, I will correct that. It's not ignorance about the VIC (I actually own it and took the picture), I just thought that
duct tape could be used as a synonym for
electrical tape.
Now I got the difference 
That's okay, your knowledge of English is far better than my knowledge of Italian, which is unfortunate for me as I am actually of Northern Italian ancestry.
I did submit my backing yesterday evening.