...full of memorable details and names... For those of us who got hooked on the software thing at an impressionable age, this is exciting stuff. And Theresa is a fine writer. The story moves along briskly ...there's an innocence and earnestness and honesty in the book that makes you willing to let them tell their story in their way. ”
   Michael Swaine, Dr. Dobbs Journal, August 2007         Swaine's column

As one of the co-creators, I know the history of the TRS-80. This is the most accurate history of this "Industry Creating Machine" out there. Even knowing the history, it was enjoyable to fill in the holes related to some of the other players. ...A fun read for those that lived the revolution and those who want to know why we have personal computers today. ”
   Don French, co-creator of the TRS-80 (from a review at amazon.com)

This is a very interesting book for those who want to know the real story of Tandy and their very cool computers! ”
   Patrick E. Harvey (from a review at amazon.com)

The book fills in so many of the gaps of the history of the machine for me. I lived it but did not know all the things going on at the time. ”
   Scott Adams, creator of the Adventure games          Scott Adams website

I learned things about the TRS80 that I had never guessed... ”
         Bruce Damer,    DigiBarn Computer Museum

Thank you both so much for taking the time to record your experiences in those early days. It was an absolutely fascinating read that I will have pride of place on my bookshelf. It has brought back some wonderful memories and you have presented a story from a viewpoint that I never knew about. ”
    Gary Hammond

It covers a part of computer history that has gone almost totally unreported for all these years. "Priming the Pump" is both a history and a memoir, in that it is written by people who were directly involved in many of the events about which they are writing. ”
    Jim Scheef