plouff@kali.enet.dec.com (Wes Plouff) (05/24/91)
Following the announcement in the .programmer newsgroup (I think) of the
new book, _Amiga User Interface Style Guide_, in April, I've been
scouring local bookstores looking for a copy. So far, no luck, so I
called the publisher, Addison-Wesley. This book has been pushed back to
June. They did send out a copy of "Addison-Wesley Trade Computer Books,
Fall 1991" with more information. Here are ordering details on the new
revision Amiga Technical Reference Series books. These cover AmigaDOS
v2.0 and all hardware models from A500 through A3000. Author for all
titles is "Commodore-Amiga, Inc."
Amiga User Interface Style Guide, 224 pp., $21.95, April (now June)
ISBN 0-201-57757-7
Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual:
Includes and Autodocs, 3rd ed., 1000 pp., $38.95, August,
ISBN 0-201-56773-3
Devices, 3rd ed., 512 pp., $28.95, August,
ISBN 0-201-56775-X
Libraries, 3rd ed., 960 pp., $38.95, October,
ISBN 0-201-56774-1
Amiga Hardware Reference Manual, 3rd ed., 512 pp., $28.95, August,
ISBN 0-201-56776-8
Notes: Technical book publishers are notoriously bad about keeping
announced release dates. Not included here is the _AmigaDOS Manual_,
which has a different publisher.
--
Wes Plouff, Digital Equipment Corp, Maynard, Mass.
plouff@kali.enet.dec.com
Networking bibliography: _Islands in the Net_, by Bruce Sterling
_The Matrix_, by John S. Quartermanjesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (05/24/91)
> Amiga User Interface Style Guide, 224 pp., $21.95, April (now June) > ISBN 0-201-57757-7 Note: I've seen physical copies of this, so it ought to be in the pipeline at the least. >Notes: Technical book publishers are notoriously bad about keeping >announced release dates. Not included here is the _AmigaDOS Manual_, >which has a different publisher. Bantam, RSN (I don't know the date). -- Randell Jesup, Jack-of-quite-a-few-trades, Commodore Engineering. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!jesup, jesup@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com BIX: rjesup Disclaimer: Nothing I say is anything other than my personal opinion. "No matter where you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Banzai
ahh@glyph.kingston.ny.us (Andy Heffernan) (05/26/91)
In article <22877@shlump.lkg.dec.com> plouff@kali.enet.dec.com (Wes Plouff) writes: [...] > Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual: [...] > Devices, 3rd ed., 512 pp., $28.95, August, > ISBN 0-201-56775-X > > Libraries, 3rd ed., 960 pp., $38.95, October, > ISBN 0-201-56774-1 Yay! They're splitting them up! They're splitting them up! Can heavier stock paper be far behind? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andy Heffernan 文字 uunet!glyph!ahh
ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) (05/28/91)
In article <1601@glyph.kingston.ny.us> ahh@glyph.UUCP (Andy Heffernan) writes: >In article <22877@shlump.lkg.dec.com> plouff@kali.enet.dec.com (Wes Plouff) writes: >> Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual: >> Devices, 3rd ed., 512 pp., $28.95, August, ISBN 0-201-56775-X >> Libraries, 3rd ed., 960 pp., $38.95, October, ISBN 0-201-56774-1 > >Yay! They're splitting them up! They're splitting them up! >Can heavier stock paper be far behind? Look carefully at the page count. If we go to heavier stock the books will end up a foot thick. Also remember that there is a direct correlation between paper quality and retail price. How much do you want to pay for these? -- -- Ken Farinsky - CATS - (215) 431-9421 - Commodore Business Machines uucp: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com or ...{uunet,rutgers}!cbmvax!ken bix: kfarinsky
mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) (05/30/91)
In article <21956@cbmvax.commodore.com> ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) writes: >In article <1601@glyph.kingston.ny.us> ahh@glyph.UUCP (Andy Heffernan) writes: >>In article <22877@shlump.lkg.dec.com> plouff@kali.enet.dec.com (Wes Plouff) writes: >>> Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual: >>> Devices, 3rd ed., 512 pp., $28.95, August, ISBN 0-201-56775-X >>> Libraries, 3rd ed., 960 pp., $38.95, October, ISBN 0-201-56774-1 >> >>Yay! They're splitting them up! They're splitting them up! >>Can heavier stock paper be far behind? > >Look carefully at the page count. If we go to heavier stock the books >will end up a foot thick. Also remember that there is a direct >correlation between paper quality and retail price. How much do you >want to pay for these? >-- >-- >Ken Farinsky - CATS - (215) 431-9421 - Commodore Business Machines >uucp: ken@cbmvax.commodore.com or ...{uunet,rutgers}!cbmvax!ken >bix: kfarinsky A high quality hard cover bound set of manuals that are extremely well written are worth the money. Inside Macintosh is an example of this quality of book, as well as the Knuth books, etc. On the other hand, a really nice RING binding would be nice so you could leave the book(s) open to any page without breaking the binding... -- **************************************************** * I want games that look like Shadow of the Beast * * but play like Leisure Suit Larry. * ****************************************************
ahh@glyph.kingston.ny.us (Andy Heffernan) (06/01/91)
In article <21956@cbmvax.commodore.com> ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) writes: >In article <1601@glyph.kingston.ny.us> ahh@glyph.UUCP (Andy Heffernan) writes: >>In article <22877@shlump.lkg.dec.com> plouff@kali.enet.dec.com (Wes Plouff) writes: [...] >>Can heavier stock paper be far behind? > >Look carefully at the page count. If we go to heavier stock the books >will end up a foot thick. Also remember that there is a direct >correlation between paper quality and retail price. How much do you >want to pay for these? Oh, yes, I realize very well that good stuff comes at a price. That's why I bought a 3000UX instead of a 500. Regarding your last question, I'd pay $50-60 for better quality paper, or better yet, loose-leaf with binders. But that's me. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andy Heffernan $BJ8;z(J uunet!glyph!ahh
elg@elgamy.RAIDERNET.COM (Eric Lee Green) (06/03/91)
From article <1603@glyph.kingston.ny.us>, by ahh@glyph.kingston.ny.us (Andy Heffernan): > In article <21956@cbmvax.commodore.com> ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) writes: >>Look carefully at the page count. If we go to heavier stock the books >>will end up a foot thick. Also remember that there is a direct >>correlation between paper quality and retail price. How much do you >>want to pay for these? > > Oh, yes, I realize very well that good stuff comes at a price. > That's why I bought a 3000UX instead of a 500. > Regarding your last question, I'd pay $50-60 for better quality paper, Given that you'll need three (3) RKM's instead of two, you're talking about $150-180 just for the basic manuals needed for programming. That's no problem for the developer set, of course, but for Average Anne and Everyday Ed it might be a problem indeed (since $180 doesn't grow on trees). I don't know about you, but I certainly appreciate their attempts to keep the costs of the manuals down. Saving $50-$60 on the price of the manual means that I can spend that money on something else Amiga-related. -- Eric Lee Green (318) 984-1820 P.O. Box 92191 Lafayette, LA 70509 elg@elgamy.RAIDERNET.COM uunet!mjbtn!raider!elgamy!elg Looking for a job... Unix/C... tips, leads appreciated.