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* [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook
@ 2021-12-27 11:47 Tony Finch
  2021-12-27 12:08 ` arnold
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tony Finch @ 2021-12-27 11:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: tuhs

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/
Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger: Southerly or
southeasterly, backing easterly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6,
becoming variable 3 for a time in Cromarty and Forth. Moderate,
occasionally rough at first in southwest Forties, Cromarty and Dogger.
Rain or showers, fog patches developing. Moderate or good,
occasionally very poor.


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* Re: [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook
  2021-12-27 11:47 [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook Tony Finch
@ 2021-12-27 12:08 ` arnold
  2021-12-27 12:20   ` Tony Finch
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: arnold @ 2021-12-27 12:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: tuhs, dot

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/
> Southwest Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger: Southerly or
> southeasterly, backing easterly or northeasterly later, 4 to 6,
> becoming variable 3 for a time in Cromarty and Forth. Moderate,
> occasionally rough at first in southwest Forties, Cromarty and Dogger.
> Rain or showers, fog patches developing. Moderate or good,
> occasionally very poor.

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* Re: [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook
  2021-12-27 12:08 ` arnold
@ 2021-12-27 12:20   ` Tony Finch
  2022-01-09 12:00     ` Brian Zick
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tony Finch @ 2021-12-27 12:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: arnold; +Cc: tuhs

arnold@skeeve.com <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:

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

That's my plan, yes :-) There is a apparently another copy in our local
computer museum so I guess it isn't super rare.

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/18788/The-C-Programmers-Handbook/

Tony.
-- 
f.anthony.n.finch  <dot@dotat.at>  https://dotat.at/
Fisher, German Bight: East or southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in
Fisher. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in German
Bight. Rain or sleet. Good, occasionally poor.


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* Re: [TUHS] Bolsky's C Programmer's Handbook
  2021-12-27 12:20   ` Tony Finch
@ 2022-01-09 12:00     ` Brian Zick
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Brian Zick @ 2022-01-09 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Grant Taylor via TUHS

I found a couple copies for less than $10 on Amazon here in the states.

B

On Mon, Dec 27, 2021, at 6:20 AM, Tony Finch wrote:
> arnold@skeeve.com <arnold@skeeve.com> wrote:
>
>> The C book is probably worth hanging on to for historical value.
>
> That's my plan, yes :-) There is a apparently another copy in our local
> computer museum so I guess it isn't super rare.
>
> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/18788/The-C-Programmers-Handbook/
>
> Tony.
> -- 
> f.anthony.n.finch  <dot@dotat.at>  https://dotat.at/
> Fisher, German Bight: East or southeast 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in
> Fisher. Moderate or rough, becoming slight or moderate in German
> Bight. Rain or sleet. Good, occasionally poor.

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