From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.com (Conrad Geiger - Manager, International NeXT User Groups)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy
Subject: First Book on Programming in NeXTSTEP Release 3.0
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:26:27 GMT
Reply-To: user_groups@next.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:   Allan M. Wylde, Publisher
           TELOS, The Electronic Library of Science
           Phone: (408) 249-9314
 
 
First Book on Programming in NeXTSTEP Release 3
Published by TELOS
 
Santa Clara, Calif., December 18, 1992 - TELOS (The Electronic
Library of Science) announced today that it has released NeXTSTEP
Programming-STEP ONE: Object-Oriented Applications, by Simson L.
Garfinkel and Michael K. Mahoney, the first comprehensive instruction
manual for new NeXTSTEP users.
 
NeXTSTEP Programming is a hands-on book that teaches programmers how
to write applications that take full advantage of NeXTSTEP, the
object-oriented operating-environment from NeXT Computer, Inc. Priced
at $39.95, NeXTSTEP Programming comes with a DOS floppy disk that
contains complete source code for all programs used in the book and a
tutorial for Interface Builder, the object editor bundled with the
NeXTSTEP development environment. The disk is compatible with NeXT
hardware and with any PC hardware running NeXTSTEP 486, the NeXTSTEP
operating environment for 486 PCs, available in early 1993.
 
NeXTSTEP combines object-oriented programming tools,
interface-customizing utilities, a multi-tasking UNIX operating
system, built-in networking, multimedia connections and Display
PostScript for WYSIWYG capabilities.
 
About the Authors
Simson Garfinkel is Senior Editor at NeXTWORLD Magazine and an
experienced NeXTSTEP developer. He is also the co-author of Practical
UNIX Security.  Michael Mahoney is professor and chair of the
Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at California
State University, Long Beach, and is president of the Southern
California NeXTSTEP Users Group (SCaN).
 
About TELOS
TELOS is an imprint of Springer-Verlag New York, with publishing
facilities at 3600 Pruneridge Avenue, Suite 200, Santa Clara, Calif.
95051. Its publishing domain encompasses the natural and physical
sciences, computer science, mathematics, and engineering. TELOS
strives to wed the traditional print medium with the emerging
electronic media to provide the reader with a truly interactive
multimedia information environment. All TELOS publications
delivered on paper come with an associated electronic component.
 
A limited number of review copies are available. Contact Cindy
Peterson of Springer-Verlag at (408) 249-9314 for a copy.
 
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NeXTSTEP Programming--STEP ONE: Object-Oriented Applications
Simson L. Garfinkel and Michael K. Mahoney
ISBN: 0-387-97884-4
Price: $39.95
Hardbound, 672 pages, includes DOS diskette
 
This book is about programming computers running NeXTSTEP. It is a
no-nonsense, hands-on book that teaches programmers how to write
application programs that take full advantage of NeXTSTEP. This book
is the first comprehensive work dealing with the 3.0 version of
NeXTSTEP. The floppy disk included with this book contains the
complete source code for all programs in the book and a tutorial for
Interface Builder. Simson Garfinkel is Senior Editor at NeXTWORLD
Magazine and an experienced NeXTSTEP developer. Michael Mahoney is
Professor and Chair of the Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Department at California State University Long Beach, and is
president of the Southern California NeXTSTEP Users Group (SCaN).
 
To Order: Call TOLL FREE 1-800-SPRINGER   (1-800-777-4643)
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST)
Credit Cards Accepted: American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover
In New Jersey: Call (201) 348-4033
Purchase Orders To: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 44 Hartz Way,
Secaucus, NJ 07096
Fax Purchase Orders To: (201) 348-4505
 
NY, NJ, MA, VT and CA residents should include applicable sales tax.
Canadian residents should include 7% GST.
 
Shipping: Add $2.50 for the first book; $1.00 for subsequent books.
Foreign Airmail Orders: Add $10.00 per book.
 
All orders are processed upon receipt. Prices quoted are payable in
U.S. currency.
 
For information on bulk sales, please contact Thomas Heitzman at
(212) 460-1675.  For information on 30-day examination copies for
course adoption, please contact Lilliana Sierra at (201) 348-4033
ext. 322.
 


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(Finally, here are some comments from the Registration Card.)
 
NeXTSTEP Programming
STEP ONE: Object-Oriented Applications
 
Initial buyer reactions to this important publication:
 
Wonderful! Can't put it down!
 
..I only wish I had gotten this book six months ago, as it would
have saved me weeks, if not months, of ramp-up time.
 
..EXACTLY what I NEED for my research!
 
Outstanding! Finally, an attempt to encapsulate NeXTSTEP programming.
 
Excellent book-well written, good examples, very thorough. Also a
nice touch to include the source code examples on disk.
 
Long overdue...
 
..an excellent resource that I wish I'd had a year ago!!
 
When are "Step Two" and "Step Three" being released? This book is so
helpful, I look forward to the next ones. Seriously, I would order
them today!
 
Thanks! Well done!
 
Excellent! Best book on the market that deals with NeXTSTEP
programming.
 
NeXTSTEP needs good resources like this.
 
Excellent reference, very lucid.