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I feel like I am destroying history!

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  • P phannon86

    This[^] is mine, never read it, and no plans to :laugh:

    He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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    Lost User
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    C++ and Java? Why did they not include some Assembly, BASIC or PASCAL, just to get the entire picture? :)

    And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
    "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

    And I smiled and was happy
    And it came worse.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      I'm moving the computers and setting up a office in a room we don't use much, so I'm clearing it out first. This has stuff in boxes that I haven't opened since we moved in - nearly 8 years ago. So, I'm going to be ruthless! Honest... Oooh look! One of Michelles silver cat earings - oh, and a silver chain. She hasn't even noticed they are gone. Books! Newman and Sproull: "Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics" Knuth: "The Art Of Computer Programming, Fundamental Algorithms" The complete documentation for Visual C++ Version 1.0 QuickC for Windows original Manual! Microsoft Quick C for DOS manual! And they will have to go to the tip! They are way too heavy to sell on FleaBay - the postage costs would cripple it, and the local charity shops won't want them. How can I chuck this stuff? :((

      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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      Jorgen Andersson
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      If you chuck the Knuth, you'd better not admit it in the Lounge. There are ways to find out your address. ;)

      Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions

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      • L Lost User

        Don't sell them at all. This[^] was my first programming book ever. I still have it and don't ever want to get rid of it.

        And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
        "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

        And I smiled and was happy
        And it came worse.

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        RogelioP EX DE HL
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        CDP1802 wrote:

        I still have it and don't ever want to get rid of it.

        Same here, this one [^] I bought in '81 to augment whatever the school furnished to us in programming class. The first TRS-80 themed books I got from these authors. All books still on my library :cool: -- RP

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        • L Lost User

          Don't sell them at all. This[^] was my first programming book ever. I still have it and don't ever want to get rid of it.

          And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
          "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

          And I smiled and was happy
          And it came worse.

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          peterchen
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          Even back then, caffeine was a required ingredient!

          FILETIME to time_t
          | FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchy

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          • P peterchen

            Even back then, caffeine was a required ingredient!

            FILETIME to time_t
            | FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchy

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            #23

            At least judging by the cover. Ironically, I never picked up that habit.

            And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
            "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

            And I smiled and was happy
            And it came worse.

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            • H Henry Minute

              Local computer user group/club maybe?

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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              Single Step Debugger
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              Are this things still even exists?

              There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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              • J Jorgen Andersson

                If you chuck the Knuth, you'd better not admit it in the Lounge. There are ways to find out your address. ;)

                Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions

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                megaadam
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                I agree with all above, don't you dare chuck out Knuth!

                ..................... Life is too shor

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                • S Single Step Debugger

                  Are this things still even exists?

                  There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                  Henry Minute
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                  In the UK they do. A google search for uk:computer user group returns nearly half a billion hits. Whilst admittedly not all of them would be valid, at least 90% of the first few pages are.

                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    The Knuth was my first programming book. "Learning curve" was not a phrase they had invented then... :laugh:

                    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                    megaadam
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                    #27

                    errr... learning what ???

                    ..................... Life is too shor

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      I'm moving the computers and setting up a office in a room we don't use much, so I'm clearing it out first. This has stuff in boxes that I haven't opened since we moved in - nearly 8 years ago. So, I'm going to be ruthless! Honest... Oooh look! One of Michelles silver cat earings - oh, and a silver chain. She hasn't even noticed they are gone. Books! Newman and Sproull: "Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics" Knuth: "The Art Of Computer Programming, Fundamental Algorithms" The complete documentation for Visual C++ Version 1.0 QuickC for Windows original Manual! Microsoft Quick C for DOS manual! And they will have to go to the tip! They are way too heavy to sell on FleaBay - the postage costs would cripple it, and the local charity shops won't want them. How can I chuck this stuff? :((

                      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                      Michael Bergman
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                      The last three I would just put in the recycle bins. Period. They are far too technical for products that no longer exist. I still have my copies of Newman and Sproull and Knuth. About a year ago I had to break out the "Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics" to brush up on my knowledge of polygon clipping.

                      m.bergman

                      For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.

                      To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire

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                      • M megaadam

                        errr... learning what ???

                        ..................... Life is too shor

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        Learning curve[^] - Knuth makes Dwarf Fortress look like a pussy cat... :laugh:

                        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          I'm moving the computers and setting up a office in a room we don't use much, so I'm clearing it out first. This has stuff in boxes that I haven't opened since we moved in - nearly 8 years ago. So, I'm going to be ruthless! Honest... Oooh look! One of Michelles silver cat earings - oh, and a silver chain. She hasn't even noticed they are gone. Books! Newman and Sproull: "Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics" Knuth: "The Art Of Computer Programming, Fundamental Algorithms" The complete documentation for Visual C++ Version 1.0 QuickC for Windows original Manual! Microsoft Quick C for DOS manual! And they will have to go to the tip! They are way too heavy to sell on FleaBay - the postage costs would cripple it, and the local charity shops won't want them. How can I chuck this stuff? :((

                          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                          Roger Wright
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                          According to Heisenberg, observing a thing changes it. Does reading history change the past?

                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                            According to Heisenberg, observing a thing changes it. Does reading history change the past?

                            Will Rogers never met me.

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                            OriginalGriff
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                            No - but writing it does. :sigh: [edit]Typo - I'm all thumbs this evening... OriginalGriff[/edit]

                            Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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