kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) (06/24/91)
Has anyone in Germany purchased the new 1500 page Sybex book on the Atari
STe/TT? The author is Reschke and the German edition ISBN is 388 745 8885.
To order, contact:
Sybex Verlag GmbH
Vogelsanger Weg 111
D-4000 Duesseldorf 30
West Germany
Phone: (49) 211 618020
FAX: (49) 211 6180227
If you have it, could you please elaborate on the contents? Also, I would
like to know the price and if there is any indication that it will be trans-
lated to English (or your willingness to do so!).
Thanks,
Jackseimet@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Uwe Seimet [Chemie]) (06/24/91)
kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) writes: >Has anyone in Germany purchased the new 1500 page Sybex book on the Atari >STe/TT? ... stuff deleted ... >If you have it, could you please elaborate on the contents? Also, I would >like to know the price and if there is any indication that it will be trans- >lated to English (or your willingness to do so!). I am still waiting for it but according to SYBEX it will be available in these days. What do you say about it, Julian? ******************************************************** * Uwe Seimet * * seimet@rhrk.uni-kl.de * *------------------------------------------------------* * I hate this machine, I wish that they would sell it. * * It doesn't do what I want but only what I tell it. * * (Programmer's lament) * ********************************************************
ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET (06/26/91)
In article <13612@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>, kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) says: > >Has anyone in Germany purchased the new 1500 page Sybex book on the Atari >STe/TT? The author is Reschke and the German edition ISBN is 388 745 8885. >To order, contact: > Smile. Nobody has it -- yet. It's not finished. > Sybex Verlag GmbH > Vogelsanger Weg 111 > D-4000 Duesseldorf 30 > West Germany > Phone: (49) 211 618020 > FAX: (49) 211 6180227 > >If you have it, could you please elaborate on the contents? Also, I would >like to know the price and if there is any indication that it will be trans- >lated to English (or your willingness to do so!). > It contains all information you need about TOS and GEM (well, I HOPE so...), including all new features up to TOS versions 2.05 and 3.05. The second half of the book contains lots of technical details about the hardware (again including the STE/Mega STE and TT hardware; SCC, SCSI and so on). The price will be DM 89.- oder 99.-. And yes, we (the authors) and Sybex *ARE* interested in translations. Please contact Sybex U.S. or an other US book company, if you are _really_ interested that this will be done. >Thanks, >Jack ___________________________ cut here _____________________________________ Julian F. Reschke, Hensenstr. 142, D-4400 Muenster, Phone: ++49 251 861241 fast eMail: ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET, slow: jr@ms.maus.de (++49 251 77216) ____________________ correct me if I'm wrong _____________________________
kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) (06/27/91)
ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET (Julian F. Reschke) writes: >It contains all information you need about TOS and GEM (well, I HOPE so...), >including all new features up to TOS versions 2.05 and 3.05. The second half >of the book contains lots of technical details about the hardware (again >including the STE/Mega STE and TT hardware; SCC, SCSI and so on). It sounds like a great resource! If you are able (and allowed) to provide complete information on the mysterious GAL chips, it would be a relief. In- structions about the VME bus is needed and an indepth review of Atari Unix would be welcomed too. I'll get it in whatever language available, although most of my knowledge of German comes from watching the interesting ITV shows, "Derrick" and "Drei Damen Von Grille" (Three Ladies and their Wiener Mobile). >The price will be DM 89.- oder 99.-. And yes, we (the authors) and Sybex >*ARE* interested in translations. Please contact Sybex U.S. or an other >US book company, if you are _really_ interested that this will be done. The person to contact at Sybex US is Diane King. She said that they are open to suggestions, so if everyone gives her a friendly call, it could favorably influence her decision to commission a translation. Someone mentioned that there were software-based German-to-English translators so maybe that method can be tried. Does anyone has experience with them? The following is a list of all the Sybex divisions. People outside of US might want to express their desire for the book/translated editions by calling their nearest sales representative and request that they contact Diane King at Sybex USA, so that she may gauge the depth of interest world-wide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Title: Atari STe/TT systems book, author: Julian Reschke, ISBN: 388 745 8885] [release date: ?] Sybex U.S. Phone: 800 227-2346, (415) 523-8233 (ext. 356, Diane King) Fax : (415) 523-2373 Telex: 336311 Sybex Verlag GmbH (Germany) Phn: (49) 211 618020 Fax: (49) 211 6180227 Tlx: 8588163 Sybex S.A.R.L. (France) Phn: (33) 1 42099595 Fax: (33) 1 42090145 Tlx: 211801 Sybex Uitgerverij B.V. (Netherlands) Phn: (31) 2155 27625 Fax: (31) 2155 26556 Australia and New Zealand The Law Book Company, North Ryde, NSW Phn: (61) 2 8870177 Fax: (61) 2 8889706 Tlx: 27995 Canada Firefly Books, Ontario Phn: (416) 499-8412 Fax: (416) 499-8313 Caribbean Basin, Latin America Computer & Tech Books, Miami, Florida Phn: (305) 593-9199 Fax: (305) 593-1300 Greece Klidarithmos, Athens Phn: (30) 1 3632044 Fax: (30) 1 3617950 Hong Kong Leed & Wood Co. Phn: 852 602 1066 Fax: 852 602 4725 India, Pakistan, Bangladesh BPB Publications, New Delhi Phn: 3267741, 3272329 Fax: (91) 11 519825 Tlx: (31) 66971 - Gyan In Israel Bug Computers, Bnei Brak Phn: (972) 3 5794711 Fax: (972) 3 5708174 Tlx: 361595/Danet Il Attn: Bug Japan Toppan Company, Tokyo Phn: (81) 3 3 3295-3461 Fax: (81) 3 3293-5963 Middle East Micro-tech Publications, Dubai Phn: 532382 Fax: (971) 4 528549 Portugal and Spain Lidel Edicoes Tecnicas, Lisbon Phn: (351) 1 534437 Fax: (351) 1 577827 Tlx: 15432 Southeast Asia (except Taiwan, Korea) Tech Publications, Singapore Phn: (65) 2914595, 7449113 Fax: (65) 7449835 Tlx: 56791 United Kingdom Pitman Publishing, London Southport Book Distributors (Trade orders) Phn: (44) 71 379 7383 Phn: (44) 704 26881/24331 Fax: (44) 71 240 5771 Fax: (44) 704 231970 Tlx: 261367 Pitman G Tlx: 67457 Bxnter G Venezuela Tecni-ciencia Libros, Caracas Phn: (58) 2 782 8697 Fax: (58) 2 782 3431 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET> (06/28/91)
In article <13664@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>, kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) says: >It sounds like a great resource! If you are able (and allowed) to provide >complete information on the mysterious GAL chips, it would be a relief. In- >structions about the VME bus is needed and an indepth review of Atari Unix >would be welcomed too. Ha! Are you joking? Our book won't cover Atari's UNIX. Simple reasons: (1) it's not finished (2) this would need another ~1500 pages (3) hopefully ANY good Sys VR4 book will do the job! >[Title: Atari STe/TT systems book, author: Julian Reschke, ISBN: 388 745 8885] >[release date: ?] > The title is 'Atari Profibuch ST/STE/TT', and will hopefully be published in august (1991). ___________________________ cut here _____________________________________ Julian F. Reschke, Hensenstr. 142, D-4400 Muenster, Phone: ++49 251 861241 fast eMail: ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET, slow: jr@ms.maus.de (++49 251 77216) ____________________ correct me if I'm wrong _____________________________
ftower@sage.cgd.ucar.edu (Francis Tower) (06/28/91)
> The title is 'Atari Profibuch ST/STE/TT', and will hopefully be published in > august (1991). Gibt es auf Deutsch oder Englisch geschrieben?
kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine) (06/30/91)
In article <91179.154342ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET> ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET writes: > >Ha! Are you joking? Our book won't cover Atari's UNIX. Simple reasons: >(1) it's not finished >(2) this would need another ~1500 pages >(3) hopefully ANY good Sys VR4 book will do the job! OK. The 1 Mbps(?) MICROWIRE bus should be documented though, since it is able to supposedly address (and network?) multiple devices. An example of a device driver program would be nice too. Schematics and identification of the major chip pins and their timing would make your book popular with the Atari Service Centers. I read that Ira Velinsky was the principal architect of one of the machines and it would be interesting to read an interview regarding him and the other designers. Their insights of the features, limitations, tradeoffs and the general design philosophy of the STe/TT series might give hints about future products. Anyways, 1500 pages is pretty hefty and I was wondering if publishing two volumes would be feasible. German words appears to be about 20% longer than English, so a translated version would undergo an automatic compression! You should also consider emailing excerpts of your book to Znet and ST Report. Jack