On 26 Apr 99 at 23:35, Phil Guerney wrote:
> From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
> > On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Phil Guerney wrote:
> >
> > > The good news was that I found amongst the "sets" (encyclopedias etc) a
> full
> > > set (I think, 22 volumes anyway) of the Time-Life series Understanding
> >
> > 22 volumes? The complete set is only 7 volumes.
>
> 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
>
> OK - that is only 21. There was a duplicate pair in the box. But a lot more
> than seven!
> ?
> 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?
>
> Phil
>
I have the same set. Nicely presented but a little shallow. That number seems
about right. I think I have about 15 of them. There is a set index in the first
one IIRC. Can't remember which one that is and they are buried in a box here.
ciao larry
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Received on Mon Apr 26 1999 - 04:56:15 BST