slp@genrad.uucp (Steven L. Peters) (08/16/90)
Hi! I have a copy of the old Foley, VanDam et al., and I was wondering whether there are enough changes to warrant my getting the newer version. Any opinions? Stephen Peters
larry@csccat.UUCP (Larry Spence) (08/17/90)
In article <38384@genrad.UUCP> slp@genrad.genrad.COM (Stephen L. Peters) writes: >Hi! I have a copy of the old Foley, VanDam et al., and I was >wondering whether there are enough changes to warrant my getting the >newer version. Any opinions? Yes. Go buy it. There is a HUGE amount of new material, most of it very well presented. If you want a decent overview of almost everything, this is the book you want. -- Larry Spence larry@csccat ...{texsun,cs.utexas.edu,decwrl}!csccat!larry
beshers@division.cs.columbia.edu (Clifford Beshers) (08/17/90)
In article <38384@genrad.UUCP> slp@genrad.uucp (Steven L. Peters) writes:
Hi! I have a copy of the old Foley, VanDam et al., and I was
wondering whether there are enough changes to warrant my getting the
newer version. Any opinions?
Stephen Peters
Well, the old book has 665 pages, the new one 1175. Need I say more?
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