In a message dated 2/20/03 6:57:03 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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> That's exactly my complaint...as I read this *&^% manual, I can see that
> there's a ton of BS I  won't need, but I still have to understand it, so I
> can decide if I need it or not...

I do like the O'Reilly series of books.  They tend to have a lot more
relevant info per page.  A large number of computer books now devote lots of
pages to basic concepts like what's an integer as well as trying to teach
what's "good" and "bad".  The difference between a reference manual and a
textbook seems to be getting very blurrrrrrrred.

Wayne Boyer (<--- avid computer book collector!)

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