AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") (03/14/89)
>Date: Mon, 13 Mar 89 12:07 EST >From: "If it doesn't kill you, it's good for you." > <PGOETZ@LOYVAX> >Subject: Books & Technotes Phil didn't send a copy of these questions to the net, as far as I can tell, but I bet others will be interested in the answers. >1. What are the Addison-Wesley books? Here are the ones I know of. They're official reference manuals. Get your local bookstore to order them for you, or buy them through APDA if you want to pay list price, or order them cheaper through A2-Central (1-913-469-6502). I'm not actually sure whether they'll sell you books if you don't subscribe to the newsletter--I've never asked, since I subscribe. _Apple IIgs Hardware Reference_ _Apple IIgs Firmware Reference_ _Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference_ volumes 1 and 2 _ProDOS 8 Technical Reference Manual_ _Apple IIgs ProDOS 16 Reference_ _Human Interface Guidelines_ _Apple Numerics Manual_ These may also be Addison-Wesley books--they're listed with the others, but I don't have them (at least not the A-W versions): _Technical Introduction to the Apple IIgs_ _Programmer's Introduction to the Apple IIgs_ _Apple IIgs Programmer's Workshop Reference_ _Apple IIgs Programmer's Workshop Assembler Reference_ _Apple IIgs Programmer's Workshop C Reference_ >2. Technotes: Right! Like mere mortals can really get hold of technotes? > How could I get them? Mere mortals can indeed get technotes. Apple places no restrictions on their distribution, other than that they can't be resold. First check your local user group, or see if anybody you know already has them on paper. You can xerox them if you want. You can buy them from APDA, but that isn't particularly cheap. A2-Central included them (packed with BLU) up to December 88 on their second disk of the month (March 89). Presumably they'll updates in the future. You can give A2-Central a call at 1-913-469-6502; I think you can buy individual disks-of-the-month for $10 even if you don't subscribe to the newsletter. You can download them from AppleLink--Personal Edition (like I did), or from CompuServe or GEnie. (Last I noticed, ALPE was more up to date--the other services had the December notes there, but not the January ones. The March TNs should be out soon, and I won't be surprised if they are available on ALPE before they are available on paper.) Finally, provided I don't get totally overwhelmed by the response, I'm willing to mail on the technotes on 3.5" disks at cost. I get my supplies from MEI, and my cost (including shipping) is: 2 3.5" disks at 81 cents = $1.61; cardboard mailer, 23 cents; 3 ounces first-class postage, 65 cents (in USA). That adds up to $2.50. If you send enough to cover my cost (you can supply the disks instead of paying for them if you want, etc), I'll send you the most recent technotes I have at the time. (I reserve the right to cram some of my Shareware on the disks, too.) >Phil Goetz Disclaimer: I subscribe to A2-Central, but they don't pay me to say good things about them. MEI doesn't pay me either, they just sell me lots of supplies. --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (03/14/89)
>Mere mortals can indeed get technotes. Apple places no restrictions >on their distribution, other than that they can't be resold. > >First check your local user group, or see if anybody you know already >has them on paper. You can xerox them if you want. > >You can download them from AppleLink--Personal Edition (like I did), >or from CompuServe or GEnie. (Last I noticed, ALPE was more up to >date--the other services had the December notes there, but not the >January ones. The March TNs should be out soon, and I won't be >surprised if they are available on ALPE before they are available on >paper.) Lest we forget, Mark Johnson made (makes?) the notes available on this net as well -- For BITNET users, Brown ... Apple2-L For FTP fanciers, you can try the following: Place Maintainer Univ. of Michigan 35.1.1.43 "Todd A. Bakal" <Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU> Harvard 128.103.1.56 Paul Nakada <nakada@husc4.harvard.edu> Univ. of Kentucky 128.163.128.6 <aash@ms.uky.edu> Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited) According to the American Facsimile Association, more than half the calls from Japan to the U.S. are fax calls. FAX it to me at: 1-203-486-5246
mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (03/14/89)
In article <8903131711.aa03185@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes: > >Lest we forget, Mark Johnson made (makes?) the notes available on this net >as well -- > >For BITNET users, Brown ... Apple2-L >For FTP fanciers, you can try the following: > Place Maintainer > Univ. of Michigan 35.1.1.43 "Todd A. Bakal" <Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU> > Harvard 128.103.1.56 Paul Nakada <nakada@husc4.harvard.edu> > Univ. of Kentucky 128.163.128.6 <aash@ms.uky.edu> > Definitely Makes. I send them out as soon as I get them converted to ASCII format. It's just a long process to convert them all... Mark B. Johnson AppleLink: mjohnson Developer Technical Support domain: mjohnson@Apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!mjohnson "You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?" - Richard Bach, _One_