On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM ben via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 2026-06-17 3:04 p.m., The Doctor via cctalk wrote:
Jun 17, 2026, 01:59 by cctalk(a)classiccmp.org:
> I say it is dead when you can't find a copy to run.
> "A book on C". 1st ed. had a Rat C (small C), as a appendix in the Back.
> I found a copy a few years back,(but lost it with a disk crash).
> Now I can't find it at all online.
Is this it?
https://archive.org/search?tab=all&query=A+book+on+C&and%5B%5D=medi…
Only the 1st one. Since I can't print it (pdf) , I can't type it in.
Ben.
https://en.z-library.sk/book/yVOw8b2KR3/a-book-on-c.html?dsource=recommend
but it doesn't appear to have the ratc listing.
Some of ratc ended up in:
https://github.com/trcwm/smallc_v1 - it may be
things like the cross referencer, or the 'style' program in the book above,
are all that's missing from Small C.