The Great Amiga Author Hunt

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This thread is for logging the progress of searching out Amiga Book Authors and requesting permission to redistribute their books.

I'll be doing this a batch at a time probably every other month in-between working on the AMOS Docs projects.


The Main project page can be found on ultimateamiga.co.uk -> Here
 
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I may be barking completely up the wrong tree, but have you tried contacting the publishers to see if they could put you in touch ?

Edit : I think what you are doing is a great idea btw :thumbsup:
 
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Asymetrix has scanned to PDF the "Amiga Game Maker's Manual" by Stephen Hill and I would like to contact Stephen to get permission to redistribute the book on Amiga sites.

However I am having trouble finding him, if anybody knows how or where to contact him please let me know, as I can't find him on Linkedin or ppl, it would help if I new what he looks like. Tried Googling and Yahooing but all I'm getting is sources of used copies of the book.

Also any help tracking down Jason Holborn (Ultimate AMOS) and Phil South (Mastering Amiga AMOS) would be appreciated, can't find them either. If I get permission for their books I can get them added to my AMOS manuals project.

Not doing too well am I :oops:.

Moved the above from the first post
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Cheers :), that's an option I'll try, just hope they respond as some just aren't interested.

If anybody does have some author contact info please post.
 
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I'm pretty sure I know Jason Holborn's Youtube details - he does ship wreck diving these days - I will pm you the details I have.
 
@Peter
Cheers, sent a message to him, so here's hoping this is Jason and the response is positive.:please:

[Edit] Just tracked down some verification info and peter has identified the correct person. Fingers crossed.
 
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Good news folks.

While endeavoring to track down the AMOS Book Authors I decided to contact Aaron Fothergill the Author of the AMOS TOME extension for belated permission to distribute the AMOS TOME extension software and manual and the AMOS Club Newsletters, I also asked permission to reverse engineer AMOS TOME for inclusion in AMOS development environments.

Here the response :D:

Hi Joseph,
Thanks for contacting me, glad to see there's still AMOS activity out there :)
Feel free to use the TOME manuals and software as well as the AMOS club newsletters.
Aaron
Click to expand...
Big thanks from the community go to Aaron. 8)

[Edit] Oops, can't forget to thank asymetrix for creating the PDF and HTML version of the manuals, so big thanks to asymetrix.
 
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More Good news.

Managed to find Phil South Author of Mastering Amiga AMOS and he has given permission to convert his book to PDF etc and redistribute it.

Please note that when I'm asking for permission to redistribute I am asking permission for Amiga related sites not just Ultimate Amiga where the project is based.

I'll now add that book to the project todo list.

On behalf off the community more big thanks go to Phil South. :thumbsup:
 
I'm now extending the search to add a couple of extra AMOS books so any help locating the authors would be appreciated.

Name AMOS in Action: A Practical Guide to Mastering AMOS on the Amiga
Author Anne Tucker and Len Tucker
ISBN-10 ISBN 074570221X
ISBN-13 ISBN 978-0745702216
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=074570221X

Name Writing role playing games for Amos
Author Dicon Peeke
ISBN-10 ISBN 0745702473
ISBN-13 ISBN 978978-0745702476
http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Role-P.../dp/0745702473

Oh and add Peter J Hickman to the list. Author of the "All About AMOS" Newsletters. I've got Volume 1 issues 1&2 and Volume 2 issues 1&2 to convert to PDF.
 
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Update on the author search, I've located Stephen Hill via the publishers and they are forwarding the request for redistribution of the 'Amiga Games Maker's Manual'. So fingers crossed he is still at the address they have on record and the outcome is positive.
 
I got all Amos book apart from two things which are German Amos Book(that would be useless for me as cant in german words:roll: ) and RPG Amos Book
 
:thumbsup: Well done, I'll get there eventually, I personally want to have the physical books myself as well as online versions. I sent you a pm about a couple of books.

I put my eyes back in to re-read your post. You don't have the RPG book :Doh: right got it.
 
:( Unfortunately at the moment I can't find any good leads to track down Anne Tucker and Len Tucker, Dicon Peeke and Peter J Hickman.

Two members of of UltimateAmiga (shock and amigaoneproductions) have stated in previous posts that they knew them and I have contacted them but they have not been active here for quite some time.

I've contacted Aaron Fothergill and Phil South in the hope that they might have some information.

So if anybody else can provide a lead it would be appreciated

Unfortunately Kuma Publishing was dissolved around 1997 so that option is no longer available.


Anyway On a side note a little summary - AMOS reunited, sort of :)

François Lionet as you know gave his permission for the AMOS software and Manuals and runs a software development company Clickteam with Yves Lamoureux.

Aaron and Adam Fothergill have given permission to use and redistribute the TOME software and manual. Their running Strange Flavour Ltd. a small UK based independent games developer.

Phil South Author of Mastering Amiga AMOS has given his permission for his book. Now a full time writer, writing coach, building his own training business, Going Down Writing.

I've located Stephen Hill via the publishers and they are forwarding the request for redistribution of the 'Amiga Games Maker's Manual', he's somewhere in Canada.

Contacted Jason Holborn via YouTube Author of 'Ultimate AMOS', although I think he may be on a shipwreck dive somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic.
 
Update on the author search.

Found a good lead on Dicon Peeke and traced Dicon Peeke the graphic artist that worked for Level 9 Adventure games and I believe this is the same person that wrote the 'Writing role playing games for Amos'. I have no solid link but it seems to me that this has a high probability of being the correct person. I have contacted him to ask for confirmation of identity and permission. ;)

If anybody has the book could you let me know if there is a mention of Level 9 Adventure games in the book or a photo of Dicon in the book. Just for the sake of confirmation.

That just leaves Anne and Len Tucker and Peter J Hickman to find.
 
Update on book permissions:

Bruce Smith confirmed that the copyright for the Phil South book 'Mastering Amiga AMOS' has indeed reverted back to Phil. Infact for all Bruce Smith Books published all copyright's have reverted back to the authors.

And :D

Got permission to reproduce and distribute all Bruce Smith authored Amiga titles. I have asked Bruce to confirm the exact titles this permission covers.

But here is the possible's list to get your mouth watering:

Mastering AmigaDOS 2 V1 by BS & MS
Mastering AmigaDOS 2 V2 by BS & MS
Mastering Amiga Workbench 2 by B.Smith
Mastering Amiga by BS & MW (Mastering Amiga: Beginners)
Mastering AmigaDOS 3 Tutorial by BS & MS
A600 Insider Guide by B. Smith
A1200 Insider Guide by B. Smith
Workbench 3 A-Z by B. Smith (? Unlikely as it is still available from Amazon.co.uk)

Once confirmation is received and were relevant for the AMOS Pro resource kit project I'll add those books to the todo list. The rest will be done as part of the classicamiga.com bookshelf project and will also be available at UltimateAmiga.co.uk depending on server space.

I will searching out any books that have already been scanned, but if you already know of any of these books that have been scanned please point me in their direction. Also if you are willing to do scans of any of these books please inform me.
 
@Peter, Harrison
Cheers.

That's me done for the current batch. I'm going to work on my AMOS projects for the next month. I'll do another batch of author search/permissions after that.

I'll be using the ClassicAmiga.com wiki book list as the basis for the search as part of the ClassicAmiga.com Bookshelf project, this will probably take a couple of years to do. I really should get this thread renamed to "The Great Amiga Author Hunt", can this be done.

If I get any more leads on Anne and Len Tucker, and Peter J Hickman, I'll let you know. I post the outcomes of the current requests.
 
@Mods
As I am extending the authors search/permissions and online conversions to all Amiga Books, to be done over the next few years, could you please change this thread's title to "The Great Amiga Author Hunt", Cheers.:)
 
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