Re: [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook

[arnold@skeeve.com]

Bolsky was David Korn's co-author for the two editions of the
book on ksh.

The C book is probably worth hanging on to for historical value.

Arnold

Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> wrote:

> I have a copy of a spiral-bound booklet with yellow covers called "The C
> Programmer's Reference" by Morris I. Bolsky of the Systems Training
> Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, (C) 1985. A curious little snapshot of
> 1980s pre-ANSI C.
>
> I posted a picture of the front cover (with table of contents) at
> https://twitter.com/fanf/status/1475407500946157570
>
> I think I rescued it from the office clear-out in 2013 when Cambridge
> University Computing Service moved out of the old city-centre offices. I
> probably picked it up from a stack of old books that were to be chucked;
> wherever I found it, I can't remember who it belonged to. And now I no
> longer work for the University, it has come home with me.
>
> Tony.
> -- 
> f.anthony.n.finch  <dot@dotat.at>  https://dotat.at/
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