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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: 3B1 Device Driver Dev. Guide update and ordering info
Message-ID: <38457@cup.portal.com>
Date: 25 Jan 91 11:19:05 GMT
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UNIXPC Device Driver Development Guide update ...

OK, after the failure of three (3) copy centers to produce copies to MY
satisfaction, I found a 24-hour place near my home that used the most
incredible copier I've ever seen (believe it was an Xerox 5090, with color
touch-screen command console, etc etc) that made copies indistinguishable from
my "original".

Remember I commented last month that my "original" was already a copy of a
copy that I received directly from AT&T ... it's readable, but it's NOT like
it came directly off a Linotronics 2000 DPI photo-typesetter.

With all that said, the costs are lower than my original estimate.  What with
adding the tax (that I had to pay), the copy cost per set came to $2.59; let's
call it $2.60.  So the direct "hard" costs are:

	$ 2.60	per set copy cost
	  1.05	postage for 4 1/2 oz (copy plus envelope) for USA 1st class
	+_____

	$ 3.65

to that must be added the envelope cost (I have NO idea what this is since I
bought 500 10x13 flat envelopes over a year ago and can't find the invoice),
the cost of the mailing labels, and mileage to/from the copy centers and the
post office.  Given that approx. 30 people expressed interest in the Guide,
I had 35 copies made (more can be done from this point on with NO hassle :-).

As with the group buy of the WD2010 last year, this is NOT a for-profit deal
and everything is AT COST.  If you want to buy one and make copies for local
distribution, that's fine with me (and reduces the time I have to spend! :-)

As far as I know, the document is no longer in print.  The copy I have was
sent by AT&T in New Jersey for our User Group library and may be one of the
few still in existence.

If you're still interested, please send a check payable in US Funds or a
Postal Money Order or whatever else won't cause me any hassle at my bank in
the amount of $4.50 payable to "Thad Floryan" to:

	Thad Floryan
	1522 Wistaria Lane
	Los Altos, CA  94024-7265

Note my ZIP code changed last year due to Post Office re-organization (for
those of you who participated in the WD2010 group buy).

To expedite matters here (I get a LOT of mail), please write ``UNIXPC''
somewhere on the envelope (lower left corner is good).

Please include a note stating you're buying a "Device Driver Guide" and PLEASE
clearly print or type the complete address to which you want the Guide sent.
After doing the WD2010 group buy I discovered it's actually easier for me to
print all the mailing labels in one shot here than it was to handle a mixture
of my mailing labels and mailing labels sent along with the order.

I'll get these out ASAP upon receipt of your order.  I've heard the US Postal
rates are going up Real Soon Now, so if anyone knows any more about this please
let me know ... may have to add 25 cents or so to the total cost.

If the order is to be sent outside the USA, please include whatever additional
postage costs you KNOW are required given the 4.5oz weight for Air Mail.

Several people have offered to type in the Guide.  Considering that I believe
this to be an arduous task, maybe someone can volunteer to coordinate the
effort with each person doing, say, 5 pages and emailing them for inclusion
into a single file which can then be uploaded to osu-cis.  Seems to me it'd be
better for a "flat file" (no formatting commands) which could then be
formatted for nroff/troff/TeX/whatever by the coordinator, with all "typees"
getting credit on a cover page!  Let's start the discussion here in this
newsgroup.  I wish I had the time to coordinate this, but I don't.

Thad

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com ]