taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) (11/17/89)
Prentice Hall announced November 1 the publication of the definitive new book on Apollo's Network Computing Architecture in cooperation with Hewlett-Packard/Apollo Systems Division. We at (HP/Apollo) Workstation magazine (formerly "HP Design & Automation") are now seeking a qualified network software programmer to review the book for our publication. We seek someone not an HP or Apollo employee, probably, since it's difficult to be unbiased when it's your company (plus the point of the book is presumably to demo- nstrate to others what the scoop with NCA is, after all...). Your benefits for accepting this assignment include a brand new copy of the book (you can be the first on your block!), your name in print, and, perhaps most of all, a $$$ payment upon acceptance! If you're interested in reviewing this book, please drop me a note via electronic mail including a brief summary of your credentials, including, if possible, a list of previous publications or related work. Please check beforehand that it's cool with your employer if you review something for an HP/Apollo trade publication. For those of you interested in the book, but not perhaps interested in the review assignment itself, here's what I know about it: "Network Computing Architecture", Prentice Hall, Nov 1 1989. Authors: Lisa Zahn, Terrence Dineen, Paul Leach, Elizabeth Martin, Nathaniel Mishkin, Joseph Pato and Geoffrey Wyant, all Apollo NCA designers or tech writers. The series is called the "HP, Apollo Systems Division Series", and is co-produced by Prentice-Hall of New Jersey. Queued for later release in this series are two more titles; "Network Computing System Reference Manual", and, later in 1990, a tutorial on NCA for students and programmers unfamiliar with distributed computing. I am afraid that I do not have an ISBN number on the book or any indication of page count. You can glean this information, however, by contacting Prentice Hall directly at their customer service telephone number: (201) 767-5937. I look forward to hearing from you! -- Dave Taylor -- Unix Editor (HP/Apollo) Workstation [formerly HP Design & Automation] taylor@PCI.Intuitive.Com --