26 Apr
1999
26 Apr
'99
8:42 p.m.
On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Phil Guerney wrote:
Well what I have here is as follows:
TIME-LIFE Books UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS (C) 1987
Volumes (each 128 pages long):
Revolution in Science (good history in that one)
The Computerized Society
Computer Images
Computer Security
Artificial Intelligence
Computers and the Cosmos
Space
Memory and Storage
Speed and Power
Communications
The Chipmakers
The Puzzle Master
Computer Basics
The Military Frontier
Robotics
The Personal Computer
Input/Output
Software
Computer Languages
Transportation
The Software Challenge
Hmmm, ok. I think I might have a different set then, from earlier in the
80s (I think 1984). This may be a revised, expanded edition. I want one!
There does not seem to be a numbering system such as a
volume number
anywhere within or outside the books (such as on the spine). The copyright
page is at the back of each volume (always page 128) and includes a small
paragraph headed "European Edition", so this may not be the same edition
that was sold in the USA?
Ah, perhaps. Why do the Europeans get more information than us stupid
Americans? I'll have to look at my set to compare number of pages and
copyright dates.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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