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Book Reviews Online Programming Languages and Assemblers, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07-005395-2. High-level Languages and Software Applications, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07-005394-4. PC Hardware and Systems Implementation, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07005396-0. Microcomputer Applications Handbook, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated. Hardback, $79.50. ISBN: 0-07-005397-9. Online Communications Software, by Ruth Ashley, Judi Fernandez and Paul Ashley. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $27.95. ISBN: 0-07-002463-4. Together these five books make a rather complete and useful reference shelf for the professional personal computer user. The first three make up the McGraw-Hill Personal Computer Programming
Encyclopedia. 'Encyclopedia' denotes an attempt to cover many subjects comprehensively and broadly, a good index in order to find the sought material, and pointers to references that will cover subjects in greater detail. In that aspect these books succeed very well. While it's hard for me to imagine the bulk of personal computer users wanting to have the differences between Pascal and Snobol drawn for them, there certainly exist 'up-scale' users in corporations, universities, and scientific or research organizations who will want this assistance. The first two books do precisely this for batch and online languages. To list the languages quickly:
North-Holland Computer Standards & Interfaces 11 (1990) 57-58 0920-5489/90/$03.50
Algol, APL, AWK, BASIC, C, COBOL, Draco, Forth, Icon, LISP, Modula-2, Parasol, Pascal, PISTOL, Prolog, SNOBOL, and HyperCard. Note: I've listed the 'root' since variants are also included (e.g. Small-C, Pocket-Forth). Similarly, the book on PC hardware covers in its first section the microprocessor chips from Intel, Zilog, National Semiconductor, Motorola, MOS Technology, and Texas Instruments. The next two sections of this book treat the operating systems used by these microprocessors and the products us.ing these microprocessors (e.g. Tandy Radio Shack). For those with a personal computer who have a sneaking hunch that more uses exist for their personal computer than those currently assigned, the book on microcomputer applications provides many ideas. Finally, the online communications book provides a primer on telecommunications specifically tuned for personal computer users, excellent tips on how to use telecommunications, and comparison data on several available telecommunications packages. The packages described are: PC-talk III, CrossTalk XVI, Procomm, Qmodem SST, Smartcom II, and Smartcom III. All five books are written in a clear, readable fashion with a generous amount of figures, example screens, and diagrams. In short, a nice collection of organized information in a handy package. John L. Berg
Open Look Graphical User Interface: Application Style Guidelines, by Sun Microsystems. AddisonWesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $24.95. ISBN: 0-20152364-7. Open Look Graphical User Interface Functional Specification, by Sun Microsystems. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $34.95. ISBN: 0-201-52365-5. X Window System Technical Reference, by Steven Mikes. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated,
© 1990 - ElsevierSciencePublishers B.V. (North-Holland)
Book Reviews Online Programming Languages and Assemblers, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07-005395-2. High-level Languages and Software Applications, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07-005394-4. PC Hardware and Systems Implementation, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index. Softback, $29.95. ISBN: 0-07005396-0. Microcomputer Applications Handbook, by William J. Birnes. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated. Hardback, $79.50. ISBN: 0-07-005397-9. Online Communications Software, by Ruth Ashley, Judi Fernandez and Paul Ashley. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $27.95. ISBN: 0-07-002463-4. Together these five books make a rather complete and useful reference shelf for the professional personal computer user. The first three make up the McGraw-Hill Personal Computer Programming
Encyclopedia. 'Encyclopedia' denotes an attempt to cover many subjects comprehensively and broadly, a good index in order to find the sought material, and pointers to references that will cover subjects in greater detail. In that aspect these books succeed very well. While it's hard for me to imagine the bulk of personal computer users wanting to have the differences between Pascal and Snobol drawn for them, there certainly exist 'up-scale' users in corporations, universities, and scientific or research organizations who will want this assistance. The first two books do precisely this for batch and online languages. To list the languages quickly:
North-Holland Computer Standards & Interfaces 11 (1990) 57-58 0920-5489/90/$03.50
Algol, APL, AWK, BASIC, C, COBOL, Draco, Forth, Icon, LISP, Modula-2, Parasol, Pascal, PISTOL, Prolog, SNOBOL, and HyperCard. Note: I've listed the 'root' since variants are also included (e.g. Small-C, Pocket-Forth). Similarly, the book on PC hardware covers in its first section the microprocessor chips from Intel, Zilog, National Semiconductor, Motorola, MOS Technology, and Texas Instruments. The next two sections of this book treat the operating systems used by these microprocessors and the products us.ing these microprocessors (e.g. Tandy Radio Shack). For those with a personal computer who have a sneaking hunch that more uses exist for their personal computer than those currently assigned, the book on microcomputer applications provides many ideas. Finally, the online communications book provides a primer on telecommunications specifically tuned for personal computer users, excellent tips on how to use telecommunications, and comparison data on several available telecommunications packages. The packages described are: PC-talk III, CrossTalk XVI, Procomm, Qmodem SST, Smartcom II, and Smartcom III. All five books are written in a clear, readable fashion with a generous amount of figures, example screens, and diagrams. In short, a nice collection of organized information in a handy package. John L. Berg
Open Look Graphical User Interface: Application Style Guidelines, by Sun Microsystems. AddisonWesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $24.95. ISBN: 0-20152364-7. Open Look Graphical User Interface Functional Specification, by Sun Microsystems. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated, Index, Appendices, Glossary. Softback, $34.95. ISBN: 0-201-52365-5. X Window System Technical Reference, by Steven Mikes. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA. Illustrated,
© 1990 - ElsevierSciencePublishers B.V. (North-Holland)