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- From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
- Subject: The Atari Compendium (relevant topic, actually)
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 16:50:14 -0600
- Precedence: bulk
-
- I am writing this message because I am curious about whether or not the
- Atari Compendium will be updated to include the standard we eventually
- decide on. The author of the book is on this list, I believe, so I
- thought I would ask.
-
- I also have a few questions about the book:
-
- 1) Can I get the TOSDEFS.H file in electronic mail? I am not willing to
- pay $20 (price+conversion+shipping) for a 6K file. Not since I paid
- more than $70 for the book, especially.
-
- 2) Is there an errata sheet available for the new version of the Compendium?
- The contents has an error (the first page of Appendix I is listed as H.1)
- and the flopfmt() function has "multiple the spt value by 2" instead
- of "multiply". These are the errors I noticed immediately.
-
- 3) Does the author have an e-mail address where I can report errors or
- vent my angst about the above-mentioned TOSDEFS.H file?
-
- 4) Why is the index so... empty? It seems that the best way to find
- something is to flip through every page of the chapter the information
- you want is in.
-
- I do not want to give the wrong impression, though; the Compendium is an
- excellent book. The information is clearly presented, the typeface is
- readable, the style guide is interesting (though contrary to most of what
- we are discussing) and -- best of all -- it is up to date. I was using
- the Atari developer documentation before purchasing the Compendium. Having
- all the latest information at my fingertips is nice; even if I do have to
- spend time looking for it... :) I would recommend the Compendium to
- everyone who does not have it, despite my...anger? frustration? annoyance?...
- about having to purchase a header file. If the header file is available
- by electronic mail, though, then I would have no problems with the
- Compendium (or at least no major ones).
-
-
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