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_at_siconic.com
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