This listing is current for the month May 1991 - Updated each month. All books are new and where software is included protective seals are unbroken. Each is described along with author title and other information to help you locate things of interest. I'm always interested in acquiring new titles and will on occasion purchase books in groups either new or used. If you have books or magazines on computing that you wish to sell or trade just send me a letter with your offer. Used software is also of interest. I only purchase master disks along with original documentation and will not accept copies under any circumstances. * * * If you have a list of books or software which you would like to acquire you can let me know and I will try to assist you. At the moment I have a few items which I would like to find perhaps you can help. Wanted - IBM Writing Assistant Version 2.x - Documentation Wanted - IBM Filing Assistant Version 2.x - Documentation Wanted - MS Cobol Compiler - Current version, IBM PC - Doc's and software Wanted - Star Fleet II - Krellan Commander - Ver 1.2 or higher Wanted - Technical Reference and or owners manuals on modems all types for IBM and compatible PC's. Wanted - Unix Operating Systems for IBM PC's environment. To order any of my books make your selection and send payment to: Tamara Ingram 62 Millwood Drive Nashville, TN 37217 Phone Voice: 615 360 8586 Shipping within 48 hours or payments returned, no back orders and no C.O.D. shipments - If you want special shipping arrangements made, that is fine if you will pay for it. Unless specified all books will be packed and shipped via the US Mail. - Look forward to hearing from you and enjoy this months list, it contains a number of interesting titles. Title: ABC's of Microsoft Word for Windows Author(s): Alan R. Neibauer Publisher: SYBEX, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 334 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Designed as a written introduction to the subject - Well Done! Retail Price: $19.95 Your Cost: $15.80 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Good reference for those new to the subject. The book is very easy to follow and presents the user information in small digestible "bytes". Quick working references are provided to commands used by the software in navigating through program options + installation and setup procedures. An excellent "first book". * * * Title: Autocad Quick Reference 2nd. Edition - Covers releases 10 & 11 Author(s): Robert L Knight and William R. Valaski Publisher: Que Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 153 Format: Pocket/Size Subject(s): Autocad commands and functions Retail Price: $8.95 Your Cost: $6.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Good reference who need "Quick" help and do not want to spend an an afternoon searching for it. All commands listed in an easy to follow alphabetical listing. Title: dBASE IV PC Tutor * Includes (2) 5 1/4" diskettes for MS/PC Dos systems. Author(s): John Zumsteg & James J. Bauman Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 342 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Disk based tutorial on DBASE IV with / free software Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $23.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): An excellent way to learn dBASE IV quickly. Tutorial lessons provide "On Screen" instructions to work in sequence with many illustrations throughout the text. - Very Good Reference for learning how to really use the software. * * * Title: Inside CORELDRAW ! - Second Edition Author(s): Daniel Gray Publisher: New Riders Publishing, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 400+ Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Covers CORELDRAW and CORELTRACE through version (2) Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $22.90 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Vector-based graphics are features of CORDELDRAW software and this book provides a very good reference to the subject. Illustrations including several in full color provide the reader a good apex around which this tutorial offering is based. Many users have rated the software equal to anything! found on a MAC for image making. Title: Introduction to the WINDOW X SYSTEM Author(s): Oliver Jones Publisher: Prentice Hall, USA Publication Date: 1989 Number of Pages: 511 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Covers version II of WINDOW X Software - Excellent! Retail Price: $39.95 Your Cost: $31.65 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): The "Definitive" book on this subject containing lots of information on the development of portable "Work Station Software". Focuses on the many features and details of Window X - page layouts, color strategy and control, pixmaps, bitmaps, images, text manipulation, mouse and pointer control, communication between applications +++ * * * Title: Lee Adams' - Visualization Graphics in C Author(s): Lee Adams Publisher: McGraw Hill, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 512 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Modeling, rendering, Animation, simulation, motion control +++ Retail Price: $26.95 Your Cost: $19.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): If you like graphics and want to program them in C you will enjoy this book. Special projects include programming a "voice" recognition driver capable of accepting voice input and being able to later recognize "spoken commands" from a user. This text also contains a number of other equally interesting features. Good Book! Title: Mastering Unix Serial Communications Author(s): Peter W. Gofton Publisher: Sybex, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 307 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Unix Serial Communications with many programming insights. Retail Price: $26.95 Your Cost: $20.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): This one does a good job of simplifying a complex subject and is a welcome addition to any computing library. Book includes coupon for obtaining free material from Sybex. * * * Title: PC & PS/2 VIDEO Systems Author(s): Richard Wilton Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 1987-89 Number of Pages: 531 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Max Performance from EGA,CGA,HGC,VGA,MCGA,MDA & Hercules video cards Retail Price: $27.95 Your Cost: $21.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): This was a 1989 "Book of the Year" and with good reason, it is a "classic" reference to video control and no programmer should be without it. Contains lots of "C" and assembly language examples for screen routines which are really "Sharp!". Written in a manner which is very easy to comprehend even for beginners to the subject. Title: Power Graphics using TURBO C++ Author(s): Keith Weiskamp & Loren Heiny Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 379 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): A "Power Programmers" guide to graphics with TURBO C++ Retail Price: $24.95 Your Cost: $19.80 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): If you are interested in tapping into the real power of Turbo C++ for any kind of graphic applications you need to check this one. Good overviews, plus many programming examples are provided in this publication. (Optional disk is available) * * * Title: QUATTRO PRO - Quick reference Author(s): Trudi Reisner Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 150 Format: Pocket Subject(s): Covers QUTRO PRO software through version (3) Retail Price: $8.95 Your Cost: $6.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Excellent Quick reference guide to the software. All commands are listed in alphabetical order to keep page flipping to a minimum. Many of the better "quick reference" guides provide helpful insights by just being able to glance through well organized pages. This fits that description. Well organized, easy to read and well done. Title: QUE'S Computer Buyers Guide Author(s): Joseph Desposito, Scott Foester & Timothy S. Stanley Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 264 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Hardware, Software, Used computers, Printers - IBM and MAC systems Retail Price: $12.95 Your Cost: $7.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): A nice gift book for a computer novice or a friend with a budding interest in PC's. Also a handy guide for anyone who is considering the purchase of a "first" PC system. The text contains a list of manufactures with notes on user service and technical support. * * * Title: The Computer Glossary - 4th. Edition Author(s): Alan Freedman Publisher: AMACOM, USA Publication Date: 1989 Number of Pages: 776 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Defines over 3,500 terms associated with computers and computer use. Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $22.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Any person who enjoys computers will enjoy reading this reference and any person who writes about them "needs" this reference. In addition to the written definitions the book also contains over 400 illustrations. Reading this one is really a pleasure and the text is certainly informative. Highly Recommended!, and a fun book too. Title: The First Book of PS/1 Author(s): Kate Barnes Publisher: SAMS, a division of Macmillan Publishing, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 254 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Introduction to PS/1 computer systems Retail Price: $16.95 Your Cost: $12.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Lots of good information for people interested in PS/1 systems. Text coverage on all aspects of operation, use and the organization of computer tasks. Configuration, setup, software options and tips on how to get the most out of you PS/1. * * * Title: The Kornshell Command and Programming Language Author(s): Morris I Bolsky & David G. Korn Publisher: Prentice Hall, USA Publication Date: 1989 Number of Pages: 356 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): The Kornshell Language, use and applications. Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $21.70 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): This book contains specifications of the Kornshell language and is a working reference for ksh which implements it. The tutorial on the functions of "ksh" covers it as an interactive command language and as a programming language. Many chapters contain exercises to perform as examples. A Quick Reference to Kornshell is included. Title: The Waite Group's "UNIX" Communications - Second Edition Author(s): Bart Anderson, Barry Costales & Harry Anderson Publisher: SAMS a division of Macmillan Publishing, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 736 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Communications running under UNIX with excellent coverage. Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $21.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): The first edition was good this but this one is much better and provides many current updates on the subject. Content includes Unix Mail, file transfers, news, complete details for elm and mush mailers plus an in depth look at the HoneyDanBerr version of UUCP * * * Title: USING ORACLE Author(s): Ted Crooks Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 690 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): ORACLE software through version (6), programming and database design Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $21.80 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Provides extensive coverage for the subject with a large number of programming examples, illustrations, tips on getting maximum speed and performance with the software, and database design techniques. Title: USING PC WRITE Author(s): Trudi Reisner Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 412 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Explanation of every faucet of a very popular word processor Retail Price: $22.95 Your Cost: $17.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): This is an easy book to read and understand. It covers all versions of the software through 3.03 and contains a special section on how to install the software for hard disk systems and the use of a mouse with the program. Lots of productivity tips for new and advanced users plus special sections on keyboard macros and file organization * * * Title: Using ProComm Plus - Covers through Version (2) Author(s): Walter R. Bruce III Publisher: Que Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 454 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Detailed coverage of ProComm Plus Software & Script Language Retail Price: $24.95 Your Cost: $19.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes, within the USA overseas shipment at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Really excellent coverage of the subject for novice or "Pro" plus a lot of very helpful information on computer communications using a modem. If you use the software you will want this book!. Coverage included for the ProComm script language which automates functions. Title: Using Q & A - Second Edition Author(s): David P. Ewing Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1988-90 Number of Pages: 510 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): In depth examination of this Integrated Database Software Retail Price: $23.95 Your Cost: $18.85 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Offers detailed coverage of the software through version (3) and includes features of Q&A Write. Using the Q&A software on LAN's as well as "Wide Area Networks" is also covered. The layout of this publication makes reading it easy and contains many illustrations. * * * Title: Using Ventura Publisher - (Includes coverage for use with Windows!) Author(s): Skye Lininger Publisher: QUE Corporation, USA Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 612 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Ventura - Desktop Publishing Software - In depth coverage Retail Price: $29.95 Your Cost: $23.80 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): For those who want to become truly expert with Ventura this is a very good working reference. Step by step guide which examines the program through version 3.0, extending coverage to include running the software under Microsofts "Windows". Many illustrations and examples applications are made available to the reader. Title: X WINDOW SYSTEM Programming & Applications with Xt OSF/MOTIF Edition Author(s): Douglas A. Young Publisher: Prentice Hall, USA Publication Date: 1990 Number of Pages: 544 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): WINDOW X with many easy to programming examples - Well Done! Retail Price: $35.00 Your Cost: $27.90 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): Illustrations and programming examples included in this text are excellent!, easy to read and add great clarity to the subject. Many very good features, but the programming examples alone make this reference a good one to own. X WINDOW programmers!, put this one on your list. * * * Title: X WINDOW SYSTEM - Second Edition Author(s): Robert W. Schieifler, James Gettys, + Flowers, Newman, and Rosenthal Publisher: Digital Press Publication Date: 1991 Number of Pages: 851 Format: Large/Soft Cover Subject(s): Version 11 Release 4 - Xlib, Protocol, ICCCM, XLFD, All aspects! Retail Price: 49.95 Your Cost: 38.70 Shipped PrePaid (y/n): Yes!, For USA, Foreign orders shipped at standard rates. Terms: Cash, Check or Money Order / US funds Allow 10 days for checks to clear. Comment(s): A most complete reference on the subject. Part I begins with the X Window C language Interface and covers the complete topic from every angle. No person or programmer who is interested in this subject should be without this reference. - A must have book!.