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'''Ron Bauer''' (b. 1938) is a professional writer and amateur magician. He founded Mr. Trix Enterprises and has tricks published in [[Genii]], The [[New Tops]], [[M-U-M]], and elsewhere. He's known for having written the first book for the public on Microsoft DOS, called Easy DOS It! (1986), which went on to become one of the best-selling computer books of the 1980s. It's also how [[Alex Elmsley]] learned Microsoft DOS!
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'''Ron Bauer''' (b. 1938) is a professional writer in the computer and video industries, and a semi-professional magician. He's the author of a series of 24 "annotated performance scripts" for magicians, called the ''Ron Bauer Private Studies Series''. He also has tricks published in [[Genii]], The [[New Tops]], [[M-U-M]], and elsewhere. In the fifties, Bauer was the first magician to appear on the first two television stations in Memphis, TN. He also became the first full-time professional close-up magician in the Detroit area upon his arrival there in 1959. In 1968, he founded Mr. Trix Enterprises, a highly successful children's entertainment company based in the prestigious Detroit suburb of Birmingham, MI. Bauer wrote, produced, and marketed the first training course in non-broadcast video production in the late seventies. He's also known for having written the first book for the public on Microsoft DOS, called Easy DOS It! (1986), which went on to become one of the best-selling computer books of the 1980s (It's also how [[Alex Elmsley]] learned DOS!).
 
== The Ron Bauer Private Studies Series ==
 
== The Ron Bauer Private Studies Series ==
 
This is a series of 24 annotated performance scripts. Originally published by [[John Luka]] Enterprises. Since late 1999, published by [[Sandra Kort]] at E-GADS (Electronic Graphic Art Design Studio).
 
This is a series of 24 annotated performance scripts. Originally published by [[John Luka]] Enterprises. Since late 1999, published by [[Sandra Kort]] at E-GADS (Electronic Graphic Art Design Studio).
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*Special Edition ''Basic Cups & Balls Technique'' (2004)
 
*Special Edition ''Basic Cups & Balls Technique'' (2004)
 
*Special Edition ''The Complete Don Alan’s [[Chop Cup]]'' (2005)
 
*Special Edition ''The Complete Don Alan’s [[Chop Cup]]'' (2005)
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== Published Tricks In ==
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*''[[Genii]]''
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*''The [[New Tops]]''
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*''[[M-U-M]]''
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*''The [[New Modern Coin Magic]]'' by [[J.B. Bobo]] (1966)
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*''[[Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus]]'' by [[Stephen Minch]] (1987)
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*''[[Cardfixes]]'' by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] (1990)
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*''[[Card Finesse II]]'' by Jon Racherbaumer (1992)
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*''L.I.N.T.: Luka in New Tops'' by [[John Luka]] (1997)
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*''[[KORT]]: The Magic of Milton Kort'' by Stephen Minch (1999)
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*''Clever Close-up Magic'' by [[Bob Longe]] (2003)
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*''Mystifying Card Tricks'' by Bob Longe (2005)
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*''[[Switch]]: Unfolding the $100 Bill Change'' by John Lovick (2006)
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*''Uncovered: Secrets for the Serious Magician'' by John Luka (2006)
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*''Mind-Blowing Magic Tricks'' by Bob Longe (2007)
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Revision as of 04:33, 27 December 2014

Ron Bauer
BornRonald Raymond Bauer
1938
Portland, Oregon

CategoriesBooks by Ron Bauer

Ron Bauer (b. 1938) is a professional writer in the computer and video industries, and a semi-professional magician. He's the author of a series of 24 "annotated performance scripts" for magicians, called the Ron Bauer Private Studies Series. He also has tricks published in Genii, The New Tops, M-U-M, and elsewhere. In the fifties, Bauer was the first magician to appear on the first two television stations in Memphis, TN. He also became the first full-time professional close-up magician in the Detroit area upon his arrival there in 1959. In 1968, he founded Mr. Trix Enterprises, a highly successful children's entertainment company based in the prestigious Detroit suburb of Birmingham, MI. Bauer wrote, produced, and marketed the first training course in non-broadcast video production in the late seventies. He's also known for having written the first book for the public on Microsoft DOS, called Easy DOS It! (1986), which went on to become one of the best-selling computer books of the 1980s (It's also how Alex Elmsley learned DOS!).

The Ron Bauer Private Studies Series

This is a series of 24 annotated performance scripts. Originally published by John Luka Enterprises. Since late 1999, published by Sandra Kort at E-GADS (Electronic Graphic Art Design Studio).

Published Tricks In


References