Subject: ANALYTICAL ENGINE, book review wanted

From: [email-masked] (Kip Crosby)
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1993 15:26:32 GMT

We mean to put a book review in every issue of the ENGINE from now
on, but that doesn't mean we want to write them all.  We want
thousand-word reviews with general/technical interest of books
specifically about computer history.  Suggestion:  Does anybody
feel up to reviewing TNHD?

Other ideas welcome.  October's review is Palfreman and Swade's
THE DREAM MACHINE, so that's taken.

Thanks.

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Kip Crosby         [email-masked]   
Computer History Association of California 
     "History is what you make it...."

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 93 19:54:21 EDT

>feel up to reviewing TNHD?

Related question: anyone remember _A_Fortran_Coloring_Book_?

Did you learn Fortran from it?

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From: [email-masked] (Jim Finnis)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1993 10:49:59 GMT

>Did you learn Fortran from it?

'fraid so - recently even! My SO recently found it in an old cardboard
box.  It used to belong to her father, who learnt Fortran from it when
all the stuff about cards was relevant.  She, being only 5 at the time
used it as a colouring book! After digging it out after nearly twenty 
years of isolation, I did actually learn Fortran from it. I thought it
was about time...

I'm particularily fond of what Kaufman says about cute variable names...

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From: [email-masked] (Jens Stark)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 11:15:26 GMT

>Related question: anyone remember _A_Fortran_Coloring_Book_?

Ah, yes !  Dr. Roger Kaufman's work. Great stuff.

Slashes, in tyres : see Hell's Angels

>Did you learn Fortran from it?

No. I had written a FORTRAN teaching program before ever hearing of it.

Greetings,
     Jens

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From: [email-masked] (Paul Repacholi)
Date: 13 Sep 93 22:24:39 +0900

> 'fraid so - recently even! My SO recently found it in an old cardboard

Fraid not. I learnt Fortran from 'Teach yourself Computer Programing'. The
yellow and black one. Thought it would be a good idea, just in case I ever
got to see a computer for real. Pick up a copy a few years ago BTW. The
library service had thrown it out...

~Paul