I'm about 3/4 though "I Am Error" and its a pretty solid read, it delves a bit into NES name tables, how compression was handled for Zelda and Super Mario Bros, and even sheds light on some social connections that I was unaware of in the business realm on manufacturing in Japan during console gamings earlier days. So far there has been a delightful mix of technical insight, explorations around business decisions and more. I believe it is worth picking up. Best, William Anderson Web Engineer @ Huge Part-time Lecturer @ The New School On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:35 PM Ian Bogost <ian.bogost@lmc.gatech.edu> wrote:
Hi all,
Just a note to say that we have published two new books in the MIT Press Platform Studies series, which I edit with Nick Montfort.
Peripheral Vision: Bell Labs, the S-C 4020, and the Origins of Computer Art, by Zabet Patterson, is about the Stromberg-Carlson 4020 and its use at Bell Labs in the 1960s. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/peripheral-vision
I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform, by Nathan Altice, is about Nintendo’s Famicom/NES. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/i-am-error
These books join our previous titles on Flash, the Amiga, the Nintendo Wii, and the Atari Video Computer System. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/series/platform-studies
As always, we welcome inquiries and pitches for books in the series. We’re especially interested in early general-purpose microcomputer platforms (Apple II, etc.), software platforms (Java, etc.), and current/recent platforms at risk of undocumented losses to history (Facebook Platform, etc.). But any computing system that could be construed as a platform is welcome.
Ian
Ian Bogost, Ph.D.
Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies Professor of Interactive Computing Professor, Scheller School of Business Georgia Institute of Technology
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
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