friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) (08/18/88)
Hi net.folks,
AT&T has released a replacement for the old _3B2 Device
Driver Manual_, and it is really wonderful. This two-volume
set is very well written, extremely comprehensive, and generally
pretty great. They are for System V Release 3, and while they
include lots of info specific to the 3B2 family, I believe they
are generally helpful for other Sys V machines as well.
Combined size is about 2.5 inches, and is available from AT&T;
here is the ordering info:
UNIX System V, Release 3 Block and Character Interface (BCI)
307-191 Driver Development Guide (very good, 1.75" thick)
307-192 Driver Reference Manual (more terse but comprehensive)
The better news is that the pricing is "low" on these
items due to what must be a bug in the system. The pair is
a little under $8, postpaid, so I'd jump on this quickly if
I were you before the price goes up (I have *my* four sets).
Call the AT&T Customer Information Center (CIC) at:
USA +1 800 432 6600
Canada +1 800 255 1242
Other +1 317 352 8556
They take Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and probably a company
purchase order if it's over some amount ($50, I think). Service
is via U.S. Mail and is a little under 2 weeks.
Note: these are still first draft, and they plan on adding
new parts (SCSI, etc.) later, but this draft is very good. Go
for it.
Steve
P.S. - These would make great Christmas gifts to that little
UNIX wizard in your life :-)
--
Steve Friedl V-Systems, Inc. +1 714 545 6442 3B2-kind-of-guy
friedl@vsi.com {backbones}!vsi.com!friedl attmail!vsi!friedl
-------Nancy Reagan on U.S. weather agencies: "Just say NOAA"------friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) (08/23/88)
In article <799@vsi.UUCP>, friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^___ that's me > Hi net.folks, > > AT&T has released a replacement for the old _3B2 Device > Driver Manual_, and it is really wonderful. > [bug in system, less than $4 each] Folks, sorry about this, but AT&T has apparently caught the low price and set them to "proper" values. The word is that the new prices are $86 for the large volume, $40 for the small one. I wonder how many of you got your orders in before the increase... Steve -- Steve Friedl V-Systems, Inc. +1 714 545 6442 3B2-kind-of-guy friedl@vsi.com {backbones}!vsi.com!friedl attmail!vsi!friedl ---------Nancy Reagan on the Three Stooges: "Just say Moe"---------
gmark@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Stewart) (08/24/88)
In article <818@vsi.UUCP>, friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes: > In article <799@vsi.UUCP>, friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes: > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^___ that's me > > Hi net.folks, > > > > AT&T has released a replacement for the old _3B2 Device > > Driver Manual_, and it is really wonderful. > > [bug in system, less than $4 each] > > Folks, sorry about this, but AT&T has apparently caught the low > price and set them to "proper" values. The word is that the new > prices are $86 for the large volume, $40 for the small one. I Let me be irrational and primitive about this. Let me say that I resent being teased by little deals like this. Let me say that I wonder how many toyed-with customers it would take to find the idiot that does little pricing jokes like this -- like the kind of person that sets technical information pricing (like the kind you would need to, say, provide an enhancement or service that might keep a product alive) at an outrageous level (like $900 dollars a manual -- no exaggeration) -- and remove precious parts of his or her body. Just a (aggravated to the extreme) thought. - GMS
pete@tutor.UUCP (Peter Schmitt) (08/24/88)
In article <818@vsi.UUCP>, friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes: > Folks, sorry about this, but AT&T has apparently caught the low > price and set them to "proper" values. The word is that the new > prices are $86 for the large volume, $40 for the small one. I > wonder how many of you got your orders in before the increase... > I did, both cost about 7.80 and they're great resources Pete
daveb@laidbak.UUCP (Dave Burton) (08/24/88)
Steve Friedl (friedl@vsi.UUCP) writes: |> AT&T has released a replacement for the old _3B2 Device |> Driver Manual_, and it is really wonderful. |> [bug in system, less than $4 each] |Folks, sorry about this, but AT&T has apparently caught the low |price and set them to "proper" values. The word is that the new |prices are $86 for the large volume, $40 for the small one. I |wonder how many of you got your orders in before the increase... I did! Steve: ThankyouThankyouThankyou! I didn't get a receipt with them, although the sales rep told me the total was $7.53, including postage. Such a deal. I haven't had a chance to look at them yet, but at 8 bucks, you can hardly go wrong. And now that the price went up to $126 ... -- Dave Burton | ``/* You are not expected to understand this. */'' {att,sun}!laidbak!daveb | (312) 505-9100 x325 | Disclaimer: I channel only for myself.