22 May
2024
22 May
'24
12:25 p.m.
On Wed, May 22, 2024, 1:58 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
wrote:
Out of curiosity is the book the size of a floppy disk or some computer
item at the time? (Any significance or just him being unique?).
On May 22, 2024, at 1:19 PM, Bill Degnan via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
It's a slog, but if you can make it through Gordon Bell's book, "Computer
Structures Readings and Examples" you realize Gordon is a "father of
vintage computing",
I still have that book, though it's deep in some box.
Fun trivia item: it's the only book I can remember that is square. Almost
all books are "portrait" layout; a few are "landscape", but while
square
format is a known option shown in book design references, it is almost
unheard of.
paul