hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU (12/01/85)
>2. A "full-featured" communications package ... The price is $99.95, > plus ~$3.50 shipping. sigh; somewhere i got the idea the price was $69. >3. Sybex Computer Books has purportedly published the "Official Amiga > Developer's Manual" (or some such title) with 400+ pages for $28.95. > Sybex is in Berkeley, CA, and their phone is 415-848-8233. I will > check this out soon as I can ... meantime, anyone know anything on > its contents, style, author, etc? sybex has 2 amiga books in the works: something like "the official amiga manual", and "the amiga developers manual". i got the impression the former may come from commodore; they said they wouldn't even be able to guess the publication date until february. the latter is definitely 3rd party, and they say it'll come out in feb. > I've also seen mention of Bantam [?!] publishing Amiga documentation; > anybody know for sure? bantam has already published the 3 small amigados manuals (user man, tech ref man, developer's manual) as a $50 set. far as i can tell, these are exact copies of the docs commodore sent to developers and dealers. tucked inside is a note that these are preliminary editions pending a new edition in mid-january. wayne hamilton U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL UUCP: {ihnp4,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!hamilton ARPA: hamilton@uiucuxc.cso.uiuc.edu CSNET: hamilton%uiucuxc@uiuc.csnet USMail: Box 476, Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217)333-8703
warren@ssc-vax.UUCP (Warren Kring) (12/05/85)
> bantam has already published the 3 small amigados manuals > (user man, tech ref man, developer's manual) as a $50 set. far as > i can tell, these are exact copies of the docs commodore sent to > developers and dealers. tucked inside is a note that these are > preliminary editions pending a new edition in mid-january. I have just seen these books at my local dealer, but I seem to misuderstand something. The $50 seems somewhat steep for a set of three skimpy paperback manuals... Will these manuals be replaced when the real ones are released??? (in other words, if I buy these now, will I get the new ones at no additional cost???) Warren Kring Boeing Aerospace Co. Seattle, Wa.