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From: oueichek@ngulu (Ibaa Oueichek)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: Where to get decent prices on some technical books
Date: 14 Sep 92 10:43:28 GMT
Organization: IMAG, University of Grenoble, France
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Rolando Vinluan (rvinluan@cs.cornell.edu) wrote:
: mo@gizmo.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell) writes:
: 
: >Computer Literacy bookstore does phone and electronic mail orders.
: >they have the lastest editions and their stock is astonishingly complete.
: 
: 
: 	What's their address (physical and email)?

  Do they accept overseas (read : France) commands ?. Otherwise, do you know
  about a REPUTABLE bookstore which accepts international orders, preferably 
  not an expensive one (but i think even an expensive one in the US is cheap
  when compared to prices here, especially for technichal books, IF you can
  find them).

  Thanks for any answer.

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From: d9patrik@dtek.chalmers.se (Patrik Larking)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: ANSI c++ documents.
Date: 8 Sep 92 16:06:29 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden


I have a few questions about to the c++ I/O streams.

I currently own the C++ Primer by Lippman and The Annotaded reference manual.
Neither of theese treat the I/O stream fully and I don`t want to bye a complete
new book! 
 Are there any seperate publications witch only treat the I/O library.
Can I require the ANSI documents direct whole c++ definition or partly (I/O 
library only)?
How is this made?


/Patrik




Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: joslyn@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Cliff Joslyn)
Subject: Re: Waldenbooks fires staff for refusing to sell racist book!
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 92 15:20:56 GMT


To the original poster: what if the employees had quit over the
bookstore stocking, say, /The Communist Manifesto/? or /Our Bodies
Ourselves/? on the idea that they're offensive TO SOME, as indeed they
are?

Whatever happened to "defend to the death your right to say it"?

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V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .
From: arao@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Andy Rao    )
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: enough!
Date: 12 Sep 92 04:22:05 GMT


Look, all this talk about Waldenbooks firing their staff is not
what misc.books.technical is all about.  if you want to discuss it
do it in e-mail, not on the net.  or go to another news group.
From: howie@voodoo.boeing.com (howie)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: Waldenbooks fires staff for refusing to sell racist book!
Date: 9 Sep 92 16:15:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Boeing Graphics project, Bellevue WA

In article <5SEP199223305034@acad3.alaska.edu> jsdph@acad3.alaska.edu (Dennis P. Harris) writes:
...
>
>There is no Waldenbooks store in my area, or I would have dropped in and told
>the local staff that I'm boycotting them, but you can drop by your local mall
>and let the local manager know how you feel.
>

Yeah it sounds like Dennis was one of their BIG customers.  I'm sure they're
tremblin' in their boots.  ;)



-- 
				       howie              

				       howie@voodoo.boeing.com
From: arao@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Andy Rao    )
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: !!!
Date: 15 Sep 92 23:20:16 GMT

What the hell is this Waldenbook censorship crap doing on
misc.books.technical?!?!?!?!?!  if you want to discuss it, fine.
take it to a more appropriate newsgroup!!!!


Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: scoggin@opus.ee.udel.edu (John K Scoggin)
Subject: Re: Where to get decent prices on some technical books
Organization: Delmarva Power & Light Company, Newark
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:43:12 GMT

In article <13281@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM writes:
>I know that that is a loaded subject line, but I am looking for good prices
>on two books in particular.
>
>The Design of the Unix System
>by M Bach
>
>Every time I look at this book the price has gone up. WaldenSoftware writes the
>price in pencil inside the cover.  It has been erased and raised several times.
>Last I saw was $68
>
>The Simple Book
>by Rose
>
>Same deal, last one I saw was $62 
>
>
>
 
I have been getting a lot of books through the local University Book Store -
the prices are OK and they usually have a decent selection of books on-hand.

	- John

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From: figueroa@serum.clpd.Kodak.Com (Janet Figueroa (x37973))
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Needed a book on APL
Keywords: APL
Date: 8 Sep 92 19:31:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: clpd.1992Sep8.193126.29443
Followup-To: misc.books.technical
Distribution: na
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company - Clinical Products Division

Yes folks, I would like to know if there is anyone with a book
or reference on APL.  Ths last time I used it was 12 years ago
for a linear programming course.

Please let me know if you are willing to part with it.

Thanks

       ___/    ___/     _/      _/   ____/   _____/ Janet C. Figueroa
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         100 Carlson Road, Rochester, New York 14653-9100
From: bseaber@eis.calstate.edu (Ben Seaberry)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: looking for old calculus book
Date: 12 Sep 92 04:51:22 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

I may have that Calculus book and solution guides. If you are still
looking for them, send me an email message:

bseaber@eis.calstate.edu
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: mo@gizmo.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell)
Subject: Re: Where to get decent prices on some technical books
Keywords: 
 
Reply-To: mo@bellcore.com
Organization: Center for Chaotic Repeatabilty
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 13:45:49 GMT

Computer Literacy bookstore does phone and electronic mail orders.
they have the lastest editions and their stock is astonishingly complete.

Cucumber Bookstore offers similar services.

I think the Programmer's Shop mailorder software joint is doing some
books as well these days.

	-Mike

Bellcore?? Bellcore ain't allowed opinions about nuthin' at all.
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: wts@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Tim Strayer)
Subject: New Book on XTP
Originator: wts@jade.cs.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 21:57:11 GMT


XTP: The Xpress Transfer Protocol

     W. Timothy Strayer
     Bert J. Dempsey
     Alfred C. Weaver

o Foreword by Greg Chesson.
o ISBN 0-201-56351-7
o Currently available in US, overseas in October
o Pricing and ordering information available through
  Addison-Wesley, 1-800-238-9682

Computer networking has become an area of vital importance following the
dramatic changes in data communications over the past decade and a half.
Today fiber optical cable provides low error rates while delivering data
at speeds up to 100 Mbits/sec with gigabit/sec wide-area networks expected
to be deployed in this decade. Computer system design over the past ten
years has also helped increase the understanding of distributed applications
and networked systems in general. The emergence of fiber optic networks
along with other technological trends has recently led to the explosive
growth of multimedia applications that need high-speed flexible functionality
in networks supporting them.

An international team of researchers led by Greg Chesson set out in 1987
to design a new end-to-end protocol that could take advantage of the wide
bandwidth and low delay of high speed networks while providing for the
range of user needs anticipated from network users. The result is the
Xpress Transfer Protocol (XTP). Throughout the development phase, the
XTP project focused on the need for a flexible, powerful, end-to-end protocol
that is sufficiently streamlined to allow for implementation in hardware
using current VLSI technology. The Protocol Engine project has realized
this goal.

We offer insight into XTP based on our participation in the evaluation,
design, and implementation of the protocol. Assuming a general knowledge
of computer networking but no background in XTP, we offer a primer on
end-to-end protocol services and mechanisms, and then present the design
philosophy and architectural approach underlying the XTP effort. The XTP
design drew on lessons learned over the past decade from conventional
transport protocols as well as several experimental protocols. We discuss
the influence of these protocols on XTP, providing an overview of the state
of the art in contemporary protocol design.

The middle chapters of the book discuss XTP procedures and packet formats
in extensive detail. Here we explain the motivation behind
important design decisions while detailing XTP's features. A chapter
on addressing formats provides a hands-on look at addressing XTP packets
for popular existing networks, including the IEEE 802, Internet, and ISO
environments. A chapter devoted to multicast issues provides a broad
overview of the use and importance of multicast communications and places
XTP's multicast facility into this wider context. The book ends with a
chapter on implementing XTP in silicon.
From: pitakc@rhodamine.ee.pdx.edu
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Gas lasers book needed.
Date: 5 Sep 92 05:34:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: pdxgate.6069
Reply-To: pitakc@rhodamine.ee.pdx.edu ()
Distribution: usa


I am looking for a book titled "Introduction to gas lasers: Population inversion
 mechanisms " by Colin S. Willett. It's published by Pergamon Press in 1974.
I checked in Books in Print (1992) and it said that it is out of stock. 

If someone know any place where I can find some of out of stock technical books
like this please let me know. And if you happen to have it and like to sell it
, please contact me at the address below.


Thank you in advance.


E-mail: pitakc@ee.pdx.edu


Sincerely,

Pitak Chenkosol

 
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From: shengru@cs.uno.edu (Shengru Tu)
Subject: telephone # and address of Multiscience Press?
Organization: University of New Orleans
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:18:43 GMT

Hi, there!  I urgently need the telephone # and addresss of
	Multiscience Press, Inc.

	Thanx.

-shengru
From: pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM (Peter Stryjewski)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Where to get decent prices on some technical books
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:25:46 GMT
Reply-To: pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM

I know that that is a loaded subject line, but I am looking for good prices
on two books in particular.

The Design of the Unix System
by M Bach

Every time I look at this book the price has gone up. WaldenSoftware writes the
price in pencil inside the cover.  It has been erased and raised several times.
Last I saw was $68

The Simple Book
by Rose

Same deal, last one I saw was $62 



Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
From:  (m19701)
Subject: looking for old calculus book
Followup-To: misc.books.technical
Organization: mitre.org
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 13:25:51 GMT

Greeting y'all.  I need help.

My officemate, Rosemary (m22698), is in search of her old Calculus book. 
She has looked around the DC area with no luck.  My ribbing her about her
search has forced me to put up or shut up.  She bet me a freshly baked cake
(or pie) that I couldn't find a copy while I bet her lunch out that I
could.  Now I'll probably take her out to lunch anyway but I really want a
freshly baked blueberry pie and the season is almost over.

Name of book:		Calculus: With Analytic Geometry
															by Roland LARSON and Robert HOSTETLER
															copyright 1980  by D.C. Heath and Company

It comes with a 3 volume Solution Guide which is also desired.  Solution
Guide has one additional auther  David HEYD.

Apparently there may also be a Student Solutions Manual by HEYD.

Rosemary is willing to buy these books.

Thanks in advance.


ed casey

(insert standard disclaimer here)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Re: Looking for old Calculus Book
From: bseaber@eis.calstate.edu (Ben Seaberry)
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 05:07:33 GMT
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services

I have the book and study guides!

bseaber@eis.calstate.edu
From: at887@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scott Butler)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical
Subject: Eddie Argo, where are you (Lost Book Search)
Date: 10 Sep 1992 19:42:34 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Reply-To: at887@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scott Butler)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


Perhaps some kind soul in NetLand can help me out.

Years ago I read a piece of fiction about a guy (I think that the 
character's name was Eddie Argo) who was a computer programmer for 
the city of Buffalo NY.  The character fakes his own death, steals 
a van and a computer,  and becomes a hi-tech Robin Hood, travelling
around the country hacking into systems to "steal from the rich and 
give to the poor".  I've been looking for the book the past couple 
of years but am a little bit hamstrung by the fact that not only 
can't I remember the name of the book, I *also* can't remember the 
name of the author.

Can anyone help me out?  I'd like to find out (at least) the name
of the book and the authors name.  The publisher and publication 
date would also really be helpful.  

Please e-mail all responses to at887@cleveland.freenet.edu.

Thanx a lot!

-- 
Scott Butler
------------
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Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: kmoore@ncsc.org (Kevin Moore)
Subject: Re: Japan no more
Reply-To: kmoore@ncsc.org (Kevin Moore)
Organization: North Carolina Supercomputing Center
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:06:17 GMT

In article <12SEP199209290483@rosie.uh.edu>, st1lv@rosie.uh.edu (McLeod,
Stephen) writes:
 >Well it was a nice ride but Yesterdays 4.5% drop is basically the
signal I use
 >to get out so I'll be waiting for the Nikkei to drop a bit before I get back
 >in.  For now it's off to Scudder's Short Term Global Bond fund (9.28%)
with the
 >last of my hard earned dollars. 
 >However, the MFF is recommending Twentieth Century Ultra again (27% expected 
 >return in 12 mos) so... I may finally switch companies.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the MFF? Also, how does one go about
projecting
the performance of a mutual fund? This seems very difficult with the level
of diversification and human management.
 >---
 >Cheers
 >Stephen McLeod        Well my stomach has finally settled after 5 days.  Only
 >The Eternal? Student  9 days before I go back in again.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
||  Kevin Moore                      North Carolina Supercomputing Center   ||
||  Scientific Support Analyst       3021 Cornwallis Rd.                    ||
||  (919) 248-1179                   Research Triangle Park, NC 27709       ||
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: jstout@sangraal.cray.com (Jeff Stout)
Subject: Re: stock market server on Internet?
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 9 Sep 92 09:07:29 CDT

In article <3572@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> vanzwol@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Ted Van Zwol) writes:
>It seems that I recall hearing (actually using for a short period of time)
>about a mail server that you could send requests to and receive end-of-day
...
>Does anyone recall what the heck this service may be that I'm refering to?

 I think your talking about 'stock-info@dorfjr.ingr.com' and its was shutdown.

-- 
Jeff Stout                   | "For a man who, in all respects, will carry out
Cray Research, Inc.          |  only his professions of good, will be apt to
jstout@sangraal.cray.com     |  be ruined amongst so many who are evil."  
Choose Free Mail not Z-Mail  |                                     Machiavelli
Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: ed@odi.com (Ed Schwalenberg)
Subject: Re: Info on Selling non-public stock
Organization: Object Design, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 18:09:09 GMT

In article <BuE1yK.n2A@taligent.com> kayshav_dattatri@taligent.com (Kayshav Dattatri) writes:
  I have a few thousand common stock of a privately held company. I was 
  hoping they would go public. Anyway I don't have any confidence in the company anymore. 
  What are the ways to sell this stock? Can I sell it back to the company? I don't
  have any intentions of making a profit from the sale.

When you got this stock, you almost certainly signed an agreement with the
issuing company which restricts how you may dispose of the stock.  Reading
that will probably prove illuminating.

If you can sell it, your likely target market is other stockholders who have
a less dismal view of the future of the company than yours.  Ask around among
your fellow employees.

The company is pretty unlikely to want to buy it back.
Newsgroups: misc.invest
From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
Subject: Re: Schwab One account
Keywords: bank cma
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 12:44:14 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.194246.11133@xanadu.com> ravi@xanadu.com (Ravi Pandya) writes:
>I recently opened up an account at Charles Schwab in order to exercise
>(and hold/invest) some ISOs. Looking over the services they provide
>with their Schwab One account - no fee checking, VISA debit card with
>ATM access, automatic sweep into my choice of money market funds,
>automatic margin loans on overdrafts - made me wonder whether there
>was any reason for me to keep my bank accounts and bank credit cards.

I thought that with broker checking accounts, you had to write checks
for a minimum amount (usually $500).  Be sure to check that out before
ditching a bank account.



-- 
Pierre von Kaenel	| Skidmore College	     | pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu
Math & CS Dept.		| Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518)584-5000 Ext 2391
When asked his position on euthanasia, our local state rep. responded:
"I support youth all over the world."
Xref: sparky misc.invest:11379 misc.invest.real-estate:660
From: time@coos.dartmouth.edu (Susan M. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: misc.invest,misc.invest.real-estate
Subject: advice on investment property and partnerships
Summary: advice sought
Keywords: investment property,income property, partnerships
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:46:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

I tried to post this as a follow up to the passive income/loss thread, but it
did not seem to work. Its really more than a follow up anyways.

Sorry if this is a totally naive question, I'm new to this group and I missed
the beginning of this thread. What is passive income/loss? I am asking because
my husband and I have bought a lot on Nantucket Island and are going to build
there. My husband is a builder by trade and has done some work on the Island
so he knows some of the ropes from that perspective.  Our plan involves his
brother as a partner. We are planning on consulting a professional to work out
the details of an agreement, but it is somewhat complex from the stand point of
how the income and/or losses are to be applied. Basically this is how we are
putting this together. 1. We own the land( my husband and I), which cost 80K.
2. We have alot of assets, but also alot of debt. 3. My husband is going to
build the house for x dollars( this includes his labor at a living wage, but
far below the going rate; building materials at his contractors discount;
and subcontractors who are giving him a good deal because they have had a an
excellent business relationship for many years; plus extras such as travel,
lodging,etc. 3. We are borrowing the x dollars based on our equity, Bill's
reputation and expertise as a builder and his brothers income (we are very
probably maxed out on our borrowing power) and the "real costs" of the house
( ie what it would cost using Island builders, subs, and materials,etc.)

The questions are, after we have obtained the the loan for x dollars which
Bob (the brother) will cosign,1) what is his share, based on what we have into
it and what the real costs are. 2. Is the income/loss divided up based what our
shares are?, even though the income will almost totally go toward paying the
mortgage which we cosign on(this will be a summer rental)? & 3. to get back to
the reason this is a followup ( now that I'm into it this far I probably
shoud have posted it as a stand alone question), how does this passive income/
loss apply to this question, since the market value of this property will be
different than either what we have into it and different from the our
"real costs" figure? By the way neither of us makes over $100k, but who knows,
at some point we might :)

Thanks in advance for any advice you're willing to give!

Susan (smk@mac.dartmouth.edu)