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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - General => Marketplace => Topic started by: skydvrz on September 05, 2014, 11:34:06 pm
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My OS/2 tech library is looking for a good home. This is the library I used back in the day to develop E-Racer/2, PrjBld and KeyRing/2. Any or all of it is available for free - you pay the shipping/packing. Martin Iturbide has dibs on some of these, if he can afford the shipping. You can duke it out with him, if there are conflicts :-)
Here are some photos of the book spines and some closeups of the software manuals:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cor29k3o6vq8jw1/AACQej4ijnGPS7cYMLagqNPoa?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cor29k3o6vq8jw1/AACQej4ijnGPS7cYMLagqNPoa?dl=0)
Most of the books are in pristine condition, but are only promised "as-is". I can probably dig up the CDROMs and floppies (if any) that came with the books, but no guarantees. A lot of years have passed and I may not have retained them.
I may or may not still have the install disks for the software manuals shown. If I do, you are welcome to them for the same price (free+shipping) - at the very least, you'd get a manual for your existing software.
The books are physically located in Olympia, Washington, USA. (not too far from Seattle).
Contact me with a list of the ones you want, and I will weigh them for potential shipment. Many of the books are 2"-3" (5-6 cm) thick and are pretty heavy. You are responsible for import duty, if any. Paypal only. First come, first serve.
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Kevin,
If you ever change your mind and allow us to mail you checks, please let me know. I don't have a paypal account.
I'd love to have
- Writing OS/2 Rexx Programs
- Effective MultiThreading in OS/2
- OS/2 Warp Programming for Dummies
I have most of the other books. And I love your KeyRing/2 app. I would not be surprised if I have an E-Racer/2 license as well.
regards,
Mark Vollmer
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Kevin, I've sent you a private message.
Boris.
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Some very nice stuff there!
I'd definitely be interested in:
- OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager for Power Programmers
- OS/2 2.1 Application Programmer's Guide
and possibly also
Shipping would be to Ontario, Canada.
On a related note, while I already own "OS/2 Warp Programming for Dummies", I haven't been able to find my copy for years. I'm pretty sure it's buried at the bottom of the storage locker where I keep a lot of my belongings in Canada. Anyway, I've been very keen to take a look at the information it has on WPS programming - as I recall, it has a chapter or two introducing SOM+WPS programming.
If you or anyone else who has a copy of this book wouldn't mind scanning just the SOM/WPS chapters and sending them to me, I'd be very grateful. (Again, I do own copy of this book so it should be perfectly legal.)
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Hi Alex,
Would that be Chapter 22 Stupid WPS tricks, Chapter 23 SOM: Kind of Wonderful, Chapter 24 The Workplace Shell: Object of Envy?
There's also Chapter 25 Notebooks and States and Chapter 26 Containing Your Excitement with chapters 23-26 under Workplace Shell Basics.
if I can get my son to hook up the scanner, i can scan them (probably in a few days) if no-one else steps forth.
I also need to revisit the book. Last time I tried any of the examples (using Open Watcom) nothing would actually compile :( Since then I've learned more about programming.
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Hi Dave,
Yeah, I think that would be chapters 23 - 26. If you could do that it'd be awesome.
Thanks!
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If you ever change your mind and allow us to mail you checks, please let me know. I don't have a paypal account.
I don't think you need a PayPal account. I would just send you an invoice via email, with a URL link back to PayPal. PayPal takes all sorts of payment methods, including credit cards and checks.
I am taking Martin's books to the post office today to get final word on shipping cost.
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Kevin, I've sent you a private message.
Hey Boris - where did you go? I sent you a PM with the total shipping weight of the books. I need to know what country you are in to calculate shipping costs.
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Boris,
Never mind. I see your reply in my message queue. Weird forum software!
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Boris,
Never mind. I see your reply in my message queue. Weird forum software!
He-he, it's just I've just sent you it, like fifteen minutes ago. ;P
And I am sorry for the delay: real life...
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I found out that shipping to international addresses is somewhat expensive. I can send about 3-4 books in a medium box to Europe/Asia for $63.00 USD. A larger box (if the books won't fit in the smaller one) is $75.00 to $85.00 USD.
USA addresses can go "book rate" which is really cheap in comparison.
Canada is about $40.00 for the medium flat rate box. I am not sure about the larger box.
The final cost is up to the US Post Office, so these are only guidelines.
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Hi Dave,
Yeah, I think that would be chapters 23 - 26. If you could do that it'd be awesome.
Thanks!
Unluckily my sons scanner does not want to scan :( Possibly dust from sitting for a couple of years in a dusty environment. I'll have to try disassembling it
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@Dave: Thanks, I understand. It's not urgent. :)
@Kevin: I will PM you tonight or tomorrow with my details.
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If you ever change your mind and allow us to mail you checks, please let me know. I don't have a paypal account.
I don't think you need a PayPal account. I would just send you an invoice via email, with a URL link back to PayPal. PayPal takes all sorts of payment methods, including credit cards and checks.
I am taking Martin's books to the post office today to get final word on shipping cost.
Then I'll take you up on this if it works this way. No problem. (mwizard@gmail.com)
Thanks.
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I sent out PayPal invoices to everyone that requested books - except for Alex. I don't have your email address.
I will ship as soon as your payment comes in, but hurry up - I am going on vacation on the 22nd and won't be back for a couple weeks.
Thanks guys!
Kevin
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I sent out PayPal invoices to everyone that requested books - except for Alex. I don't have your email address.
Sent by PM. Thanks!