twt@uicsl.UUCP (02/02/84)
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uicsl!twt Feb 1 22:00:00 1984
I know that this is probably hopeless, but the impossible has been known to
happen before this.
About 4 years ago, I bought a copy of "The Star Trek Concordance" for a
friend. At the time, I didn't know I was buying the last living copy off
a store shelf, else I would never have given it to him. I have since
searched high and low for this book to no avail. I REALLY want a copy of
this book. New would be preferred, but used would be very acceptable. The
copy that I use now is one I occassionally borrow from the library - talk
about used books - but beggards can't be choosers.
The title of the book is "The Star Trek Concordance", it was written by
Bjo Trimble in 1976, and I can't recall the publisher. It has detailed
synopses of every episode, plus many other fine qualities. If anyone
knows of a copy I'd appreciate hearing about it.
Thanks
Mary Todd
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dave@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA (Bharat Dave) (06/04/85)
I am looking for a book/reference that explains the inner workings of a computer. I am interested in conceptual understanding of representation and processing of data : what/how/why/where of ROM, RAM, OS, BIOS, address, interrupts, bugs (do they really choke the chip ?) and so on ... I will prefer to read something that is written in plain english and does not make me feel like R2D2. Is there some book that is written in the spirit of 'Fantastic Voyage' full of bites ??? Thanks for any suggestions. Bharat Dave
mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney) (10/23/85)
I am looking for any information that may help in tracking down an old book -- author, title, publisher, year ... I remember the book from my childhood (say 1960) but I have no idea how old it was then. The book told the story of a possum, who lived happily hanging by his tail in the forest. A man came along and since the possum was upside down, the man thought the possum's smile was a frown. The man dug up the whole tree and took the possum to the city to cheer it up. The possum of course wanted to be in the forest, and so started to frown. The man then thought he had cheered to possum up, and took it back to the woods. (It comes across much better with the pictures.) The real reason I want to find the book is that it had a poem on the back cover about a tree that grew upside down, with its roots at the top. You can probably see the relevance to computer science. (I think that said tree grew in Zanzibar.) If you have any pointers to the book, or to the poem, please MAIL them to me. Thanks -- Jon Mauney, mcnc!ncsu!mauney North Carolina State University "If God had intended Man to fly, he would never have given us the railways."