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From: kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine)
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Subject: Re: Sybex STe/TT systems book
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Date: 30 Jun 91 08:39:39 GMT
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In article <91179.154342ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET> ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET writes:
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>Ha! Are you joking? Our book won't cover Atari's UNIX. Simple reasons:
>(1) it's not finished
>(2) this would need another ~1500 pages
>(3) hopefully ANY good Sys VR4 book will do the job!

OK. The 1 Mbps(?) MICROWIRE bus should be documented though, since it
is able to supposedly address (and network?) multiple devices.  An  
example of a device driver program would be nice too.  Schematics and
identification of the major chip pins and their timing would make your
book popular with the Atari Service Centers.

I read that Ira Velinsky was the principal architect of one of the machines
and it would be interesting to read an interview regarding him and the other
designers.  Their insights of the features, limitations, tradeoffs and the
general design philosophy of the STe/TT series might give hints about future
products.

Anyways, 1500 pages is pretty hefty and I was wondering if publishing two
volumes would be feasible.  German words appears to be about 20% longer
than English, so a translated version would undergo an automatic compression!

You should also consider emailing excerpts of your book to Znet and ST Report.

Jack