Yeah, I received this as a Christmas Present awhile ago. It's a good book and brought back a great deal of memories from when I was into warez as a kid. Swapping software, copying disks till late in the night, and the sweet, sweet sound of a USR HST connecting to a warez BBS.
Where the author and my memories diverge is that the author stays with the Commodore 64 for much longer than I did. In fact, way longer than the height of the Commodore 64. He did not move into the Amiga but finally jumped into the world of DOS/Windows.
While I enjoyed his early stories and it did bring back some memories, I began to see a person with a very unhealthy obsession with warez to the detriment of the rest of his life. His lack of direction and focus in his life turned these amusing stories into missed opportunities as the years ticked on.
Perhaps that sounds harsh but if you read the book you will read his sprinkling of comments about how he wished he would have taken his raw talent and turned it into something more productive.
In the end, it looks like he found direction and has a family now which I'm glad.
It was a good book for as cheap as it was...
Cheers!
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