10 Dec
2011
10 Dec
'11
9:24 a.m.
On 12/3/11 11:16 PM, "Charlie Carothers" <csquared3 at tx.rr.com> wrote:
On 12/3/2011 3:54 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
[snip\ Heh, yes my thoughts went immediately to Half-Price
Books here in
Dallas. The big one on Northwest Highway especially has many shelves of
computer related books, though I'm not so sure about vintage ones. I
was not going to mention it though as I don't know that Half-Price Books
even covers the whole of the USA much less any other countries. I
somehow doubt it. While I do have that advantage, on the other hand I'm
very unlikely to find e.g. a Beeb at a garage sale. :-(
--
We have Half-Price Books here in Seattle, and yes, they do have computer
books, but I've never found anything I had to have. They tend to be too
*new* for my taste, dwelling on mid- to late-era PC topics. But this
reminds me of a story I have to tell....
I was in a used bookstore in Port Townsend, a little fishing/boating town
in northwest Washington State. It wasn't part of a chain, and the owners
ran it. It's one of those places full of the sort of books that always
bring to mind the word, 'tome.' Dark bindings fill shelves, and it almost
seems more like a museum than a place of retail sales.
I was wandering through the aisles and perusing the shelves - just because
it's a fun thing to do, not looking for anything in particular - when I
noticed a thin white volume between the Tomes. It was 'Threaded
Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation', published by
Byte Press once upon a time, and only once - long out of print. I'd been
looking for it on and off for years, never found it on eBay, and there it
was! ISTR it was ten bucks or so.
I like bookstores. -- Ian
PS: since then I've discovered ABEbooks - and I see they have several
copies listed. Oh well, I had fun finding it my way.
Right -- you should be able to find it in used
bookstores where you
are.
...they still exist, right? :/
Used bookstores NEVER carry computer stuff, too out of date quickly.
Nor do libraries.