[SIGCIS-Members] Joseph A. Weisbecker = Joe Weisbecker (author of "Home Computers Can Make You Rich", 1980)?

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On Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 9:49 AM Koblentz, Evan via Members <
members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

> Glad to help!
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM Albert Gleb J. via Members <
> members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
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>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> The mystery seems to be solved, thanks to the hints from Evan Koblentz
>> and Laine Nooney. The book is dedicated to a "Jean", which was the name of
>> Joseph Weisbecker's wife according to this feature article on their
>> daughter Joyce: <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90147592/rediscovering-historys-lost-first-female-video-game-designer__;!!DLa72PTfQgg!NMnUlViBQ-vb3fEGGb9a9UU_YfMWJd2ikEY-0qNhcKZoFTGXPfM3N1UwVag7TtxpPjIQC_MGPKcB6tKns-M$
>> >. Also, in the book itself, the author calls himself a "computer designer"
>> on page 108. So, the evidence is pretty clear - and it is really
>> fascinating that Weisbecker, who is otherwise known as a serious engineer
>> and scientist, deemed it necessary to write this (in fact, quite
>> entertaining) hands-on "make some money in your sparetime with your home
>> computer" guidebook...
>>
>> Thanks for all your help!
>> Gleb
>>
>> Am 14.07.2025 um 17:37 schrieb Koblentz, Evan:
>> > I suggest asking his daughter:
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Weisbecker__;!!DLa72PTfQgg!NMnUlViBQ-vb3fEGGb9a9UU_YfMWJd2ikEY-0qNhcKZoFTGXPfM3N1UwVag7TtxpPjIQC_MGPKcBmRLDXvw$
>> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Weisbecker__;!!DLa72PTfQgg!NMnUlViBQ-vb3fEGGb9a9UU_YfMWJd2ikEY-0qNhcKZoFTGXPfM3N1UwVag7TtxpPjIQC_MGPKcBmRLDXvw$
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM Albert Gleb J. via Members <
>> members at lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members at lists.sigcis.org>> wrote:
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >     Dear colleagues
>> >
>> >     While currently analysing microcomputer business advice literature
>> of the 1980s, I am trying to establish the identity and background of the
>> author of a classic in the field: "Home Computers Can Make You Rich",
>> published in 1980 (<
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/homecomputerscan0000weis/__;!!DLa72PTfQgg!I5kkjsuzKOnwploRyTn-aWfnV2ZxqY2p-ATvIzgmsLLA7yDcJiIeW7Cc0HeMFg7szNrdJFsiGEw6L8WzXuU$
>> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/homecomputerscan0000weis/__;!!DLa72PTfQgg!I5kkjsuzKOnwploRyTn-aWfnV2ZxqY2p-ATvIzgmsLLA7yDcJiIeW7Cc0HeMFg7szNrdJFsiGEw6L8WzXuU$>
>> >). The book is written by one Joe Weisbecker, and I wonder whether the
>> author is identical to Joseph Weisbecker, the famous microprocessor
>> designer many of you are surely familiar with. However, none of this
>> official bibliographies and none of the obituaries list this book (that
>> seemed to have been highly successful and was translated into several
>> languages, including German in
>> >     1984). Also, the book itself has no author bio or any other further
>> information about the author. Can anyone possibly confirm that the book was
>> really written by Joseph Weisbecker?
>> >
>> >     Many thanks in advance
>> >     Gleb
>> >
>>
>>
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