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From: owens@ogicse.cse.ogi.edu (Steve Owens)
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Subject: TAB books
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Date: 9 May 91 18:03:15 GMT
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 In <1991May6.003753.8745@ritcsh.csh.rit.edu>, Derrick Williams laments: 

> I picked up a TAB book, "30 Customized Microprocessor Projects" by Delton 
>T. Horn. It is listed as TAB book # 2705. It looks like a good introduction

 TAB books are in general garbage, written by charlatans and
not worth the cost of the paper they are printed on. I 
would be very dubious about any project described in them,
roughly the same can be said about Steve Ciarcia's (Sp?)
Circuit Cellar ( or Circuit Sewer ) publications.
 Unfortunately most hobby and neophyte electronics in the 
U.S. has fallen to an all time low, characterised by 
bogus experts passing off inept, and often dangerous
designs to the unsuspecting.
 The book you <really> want is 'The Art of Electronics'
by Horowitz and Hill. Quoting from the dust jacket:

	'The Art of Electronics is a text/reference
	book that emphasizes electronic circuit design
	techniques and scientific measurements. It 
	begins at a level suitable with no previous
	and takes the reader through to a reasonable
	level of design proficiency, emphasizing the
	techniques used daily by circuit designers..

	ISBN 0-521-23151-5

-Steve-