29 Jan
2003
29 Jan
'03
1:03 p.m.
on 1/29/03 6:29 PM, Jeffrey Sharp at jss(a)subatomix.com wrote:
Due to the recommendation of several on the list, I
went to the local Barnes
and Noble and picked up Horowitz & Hill's _The Art of Electronics_. You guys
weren't fibbing: this thing's great! I've only read about 10 pages so far,
but it already kicks the complete @#$% out of the book I previously had. I
give many thanks to those who recommended this book.
The other book I had was _Understanding Electronics_. I don't remember the
author's name but the publisher was TAB Books. I wouldn't recommend it to
anyone except maybe for use as a firestarter. That book sucks giant donkey
balls (IMHO of course).
_Understanding Electronics_, by R.H. Warring, TAB book #1553. Originally
published in 1978, second edition copyright 1984. I have it as a reference
here at my desk. Horowitz & Hill's book is in my closet piled under a bunch
of cheap DOS software. Maybe I should dig it out.
--
Owen Robertson