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I feel like I am destroying history!

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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!

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

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      Even back then, caffeine was a required ingredient!

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      Lost User
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      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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              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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                    • R Roger Wright

                      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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