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Anyone who spent time using a Tandy Color Computer will certainly enjoy the unlikely tale of how the TRS-80 Color Computer came into being. This book takes the reader back to the beginning of Tandy/Radio Shack's earlier foundations which positioned it uniquely to become a major player in the first consumer personal computer market. It presents the chronological history of the Color Computer, successfully integrating the stories of the company and people responsible for its design, manufacture, and marketing. As with all history, its is the often unexpected connections that seemingly create the right circumstances, the right people in the right place at the right time. This book presents the inside story and reveals the challenges that were overcome to keep the Color Computer a successful & profitable Tandy product for ten years. Intertwined, are the important stories of both Microware, Rainbow magazine, and the devoted users/owners of the Color Computer. I read this book in a weekend. The book is filled with great photographs and while you cannot help but be filled with nostalgia, it is not the focus of the book. The book carries you along, providing insights into how the computer narrowly avoided being dumped by Tandy at many points in its evolution. This book is a pleasure to read. Its journalistic style lets the story tell itself seamlessly, through events and the people involved.