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26/06/2024

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23/06/2024

Robert Behn-Katz. The former Atari Product Manager on the new book project…

Crowdfunding Campaign June–July 2024https://microzeit.com/products/68000-power-without-the-priceDiscover the full potential of Atari’s 16/32-bit computer wor...

22/06/2024

Crowdfunding reloaded: 22 June–21 July 2024

Discover the full potential of Atari’s 16/32-bit computer world with our next milestone 68000: POWER WITHOUT THE PRICE. From system war to vision. Learn more about iconic Atari ST/STE/TT companies and Jack Tramiel’s revolutionary impact on the rapidly changing tech market. See how Tramiel’s bo...

20/06/2024

B.I.G. SUMMER. Looking forward to a darkened room with a glowing RGB monitor? Why not choosing a book with a pixel sun instead. We’re giving you 25% OFF our popular Atari book series!
https://microzeit.com/collections/the-atari-st-and-the-creative-people

10/06/2024

We have launched the next crowdfunding book (8-30 June). Be with us https://microzeit.com/products/68000-power-without-the-price

01/06/2024

One week before our next crowdfunding... This time it will be done through our shop. Visit microzeit.com from 8 to 30 June 2024, when the new book for the 68000 Anniversary series will be funded.

16/05/2024

Great overview written by Marin Balabanov (Marin Comics). https://marincomics.com/atari-st-demoscene-books.html

03/05/2024

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A comprehensive look at the ups and downs of the Atari ST demoscene under the developments of Atari Corporation, leading to several careers in the games industry. A pixel narrative like only the 1980s could paint.

03/05/2024

https://microzeit.com/en/products/microzeit-gift-card

Not only for Atari friends! Give away a smart discount card in an eye-catching design. Values from 10–100 euros. The card is sent digitally and contains a unique code valid for all products in the Microzeit Shop, including pre-orders. There is no time limit – we love endless surprises.

03/05/2024

https://microzeit.com/en/products/return-of-the-borders-the-atari-st-and-the-creative-people-vol-3

1994–1997: The Atari ST and The Creative People vol. 3. In the virtual realm of high-tech pixel worlds. Falcon, Jaguar, 64-bit – it all sounded so good. Former Atari ST specialists want to show their skills. Was it too little, too late? The demoscene on the threshold of a profession, caught in t...

15/04/2024

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Marin Balabanov: Well-written, lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched. Highly recommended

This is a marvelous and delightful book! "The Flame Wars" by MicroZeit, explores the rivalry between Atari ST and Commodore Amiga from the late 1980s and very early 1990s.

The volume is a beautiful production! The design is stunning and lavishly illustrated. The writing is fluid and fun, very detail-oriented, capturing the times remarkably well. Writer Marco A. Breddin can be rightfully proud of his achievement.

The book covers the entwined history of the two systems, the games and creative that define the Amiga and the Atari ST. Additionally, "The Flame Wars" includes an extraordinary section about the demoscene. This book completes the oral history of the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga, describing how these two systems served as creative tools for graphics, music, and game development, as well as for the demoscene. The book is well-balanced, without taking sides describes the advantages of both systems. Chapters have been contributed by a wide range of personalities from gaming, the demoscene and computer history likle: Marc Rosacha, Jurie Horneman, Erik Simon, Simon Butler, David Pleasance, Stoo Cambridge, Tobias Richter and many others!

Microzeit Publishing initiated this journey back in 2017 with their trilogy: "Breakin' the Borders", "Beyond the Borders" and "Return of the Border" about the demoscene on the Atari ST and the creative folks. They continued with their duology about 16-bit home computers, bulletin boards, and warez: "Crackers I: The Gold Rush" and "Crackers II: The Data Storm".

The French publisher Editions 64K covered the Amiga side of the demoscene with their three gorgeous volumes "Demoscene: the Amiga Years (1984 - 1993)", "Demoscene: the AGA Years (1994 - 1996)" and "Demoscene: the Amiga Eenaissance (1997 - 2023)"

"The Flame Wars" began as a collaboration between the two publishers. To me, this is the the ultimate team-up, the "68K Cinematic Universe" of computing history. Highly recommended!

https://microzeit.com/products/stamiga-the-flame-wars

03/04/2024

Regarde! 🇫🇷 It's in French! Our colleague David Hecq has made a fantastic video about our latest book production. 📹 https://youtu.be/9GNFFA4IwK0?si=c7djCjxZUqIXFMJb

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29/03/2024

Easter Egg activated. 15% OFF. Valid for all products. Until April. Visit http://microzeit.com

16/03/2024

Until now, it was not possible. Now we have launched digital distribution at Microzeit. PDFs are available for download directly in the shop. Enjoy all our books on your tablet or iPad.

Discover our entire publishing programme easily and embark on a reading adventure with your tablet or iPad. Here you can find all our digital products. PDFs are included free of charge in the physical book product only.

13/03/2024

Click here and if you've never tried it before, everything will be much cheaper at Microzeit ⭐️

Microzeit publishes retrospective non-fiction books about the digital world. Explore the uncharted parts of home computing and video game history with us!

10/03/2024

Today we are starting with digital distribution.

Discover our entire publishing programme quickly and easily for the first time and embark on a reading adventure with your tablet or iPad. Here you find digital products and PDF versions of our physical books.

06/03/2024

Why was the Motorola 68000 so revolutionary? What limits did the system philosophy set? What was the real reason the Amiga took over the market – especially in the UK? Would Atari have stood a chance even if they had brought a better system? How far does the 16-bit legacy go? https://microzeit.com/products/stamiga-the-flame-wars

02/03/2024

Game collectors! We have a good limited New Old Stock of Eclipse game boxes. Stop by and pick yours up quickly. They will be out soon.

A special themed shop powered by Eclipse Software. Retro editions and new old stock from the legendary German 16-bit games manufacturer of the 1990s, famous for the Wings of Death series.

25/02/2024

You know what makes a difference.
https://microzeit.com/collections/crackers-the-saga-on-software-piracy

17/02/2024

45 years after the 68000 revolution, Microzeit brings you…

The systems battle in the IT industry came to a head with the introduction of the powerful 68000 processor. Macintosh computers, Sinclair QL and then Atari ST and Commodore Amiga represented the anti-establishment and led to a working class counter-movement to IBM.

16/02/2024

68000: The Flame Wars. After more than two years, there is a new Microzeit book. Another 400 pages hardback. Take a look in our shop.

The Flame Wars gives you a comprehensive insight into the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, two home computers held in high regard by their respective fan bases in the ’80s and ’90s. Factual and opinion-based approaches are refreshingly combined, offering a range of newly composed background article...

24/01/2024

Sold out so far. Now a handful of The Data Storm is available again. Get the last books in the Saga of Software Piracy. 💾☠️

Digital visions and copy parties, intrigues and industrial espionage, disk traders and pirates. Elitism, escape and persecution: The mysterious life of crackers and their scene organisations shaped the computer age.

21/12/2023

MicroNEWS #1-12/23

This year we close with the end of an important book production. The topic deals with the system battle and the developing 16-bit flame war between Atari ST and Amiga. Two strong opposites that attracted each other. The companies and personalities behind them provided us with their stories. In a fat...

21/12/2023

Merry Christmas. We are celebrating Christmas at Microzeit with fast reliable shipment and give you 10% on top: CODE SantaMicro2023

14/12/2023

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Microzeit publishes retrospective non-fiction books about the digital world. Explore the uncharted parts of home computing and video game history with us!

11/12/2023

Das neue AmigaFanzine #9 ist unterwegs und beinhaltet u.a. 28 Seiten Turrican-Story und diverse Rabatt-Codes für Retroshops! Auch ein Hardcover-Sammelband ist nun erhältlich. Was sagt man dazu? Bestellen: https://amiga-germany-fanzine.de/?fbclid=IwAR0ffimWbnF91adLuh8EPRn-p6zeTXTFmdJ0_FaaQOylciY4mqwIvpmhH3s

27/11/2023

👾 CYBER MONDAY at Microzeit. 👾 http://microzeit.com

24/11/2023

📣🖤 Super Black Friday. 📣🖤 Low stock. Visit us. http://microzeit.com

09/09/2022

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24/08/2022

NEW Dollar Deal. 💰 Put CRACKERS I+II into your shopping cart to save your gold... https://microzeit.com