tgl@zog.cs.cmu.edu (Tom Lane) (09/15/88)
This may be old news to some of you, but I didn't know about it. Judging from recently asked questions in this group, it'll be news to others also. Apple has finally published the HyperCard Script Language Guide in book form; you don't have to go to APDA to get it. I have in my hands a copy which I found at a local B. Dalton's last night. It's hardcover, $22.95, 300 plus pages, well laid out and printed. It appears to be a very recent publication: the printing date is July 1988, and there is an appendix covering HyperCard 1.2 features. THIS BOOK ANSWERS A LOT OF QUESTIONS: like what the language syntax *really* is, the search path for handlers in cross-stack situations, and all those other things that Goodman and others ignored or waved their hands about. I have not had time to go through it carefully, but it looks like the first reliable, complete and concise reference book for HyperTalk. The book is published by Addison-Wesley, and its ISBN is 0-201-17632-7. Any halfway competent bookstore can order it for you given the info above... -- tom lane Internet: tgl@zog.cs.cmu.edu UUCP: <your favorite internet/arpanet gateway>!zog.cs.cmu.edu!tgl BITNET: tgl%zog.cs.cmu.edu@cmuccvma
dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) (09/17/88)
In article <2992@pt.cs.cmu.edu> tgl@zog.cs.cmu.edu (Tom Lane) writes: >Apple has finally published the HyperCard Script Language Guide in book >form; you don't have to go to APDA to get it. I have in my hands a copy >which I found at a local B. Dalton's last night. It's hardcover, $22.95, >300 plus pages, well laid out and printed. It appears to be a very recent >publication: the printing date is July 1988, and there is an appendix >covering HyperCard 1.2 features. I am glad to hear that the book is in the stores. Dan Winkler and myself spent a lot of time reviewing this book for accuracy. It is certainly the most accurate book about HyperTalk that is currently on the market at this time. It answers MOST of the questions that are raised on the net. Life would be great if everyone could get this book and be familiar with it so that the net could concentrate on the new and difficult and fun challenges rather than the basics. Of course, really understanding the basics also should take place on the net... Dan Allen HyperCard Team Apple Computer