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From: acw@prls.UUCP (Art Willis)
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Subject: Atair ST book
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 07:39:47 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 07:39:47 1985
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Saturday 6/1/85, I found a book titled "Presenting the Atari ST"
by L. English and J. Walkowiak, published by Abacus Software.  The
Table of Contents is:

     1. Introducing the 16-Bit Processors
	1.1 The True 16-Bit Processors
	1.2 The 68000 Processor
	1.3 The 68000 Instruction Set
	1.4 Advanced Features of the  68000

     2. The Architecture of the Atari ST
	2.1 Atari ST Interfaces
	2.2 Floppy Disk Interface
	2.3 The Hard Disk
	2.4 High Speed Through DMA
	2.5 The Printer Interface
	2.6 The Serial Interface
	2.7 The MF  68901
	2.8 Sound Capabilities of the Atari ST
	2.9 The MIDI Interface
	2.10 The Atari ST Keyboard
	2.11 The Atari ST Video Interface

     3. The Atari ST Operating System
	3.1 The CP/M Operating System
	3.2 BDOS Functions
	3.3 The BIOS of the Atari ST

     4. Towards a User-friendly Computer
	4.1 The Traditional Office
	4.2 Prerequisities for a Friendly Computer
	4.3 The Mouse
	    4.3.1 Working With the Mouse

     5. Working With GEM
	5.1 Memus
	5.2 Windows Under GEM
	5.3 The Disk Directory
	5.4 Working With Files Under GEM
	5.5 Inside GEM
	5.6 Virtual Device Interface
	5.7 Appliction Environment Services

     6. Communication Between Man and Machine
	6.1 Computer Languages
	6.3 Problem-Oriented Programming Languages
	6.4 Interpretive Languages
	6.5 Higher-Level Programming Languages

     7. LOGO
	7.1 Procedures in LOGO
	7.2 Summary

This is quite a superficial book, containing only information that
I would expect to find in the appropriate set of data-sheets, i.e.
68000, CP/M,  GEM, LOGO, and some of the peripheral chips.  The  
book contains a number of (typographical?) errors, such as no section
6.2 in the TOC (the last 3 sections of chapter 6 are number 6.2, 6.3,
and 6.4 in the book itself).  I have not read it completely  yet,
but a casual skimming revealed several other such errors.

The authors are German and the book was apparently written in German
as Greg Dykma is listed as the translator.   The cost was (I believe)
$17.95.

I got my copy  at:

	Computer Literacy
	520 Lawerence Expressway
	Sunnyvale, CA 94086
	(408)730-9955

and I  believe they accept mail and  phone orders.

Art Willis
Signetics Microsystems

{Usual disclaimers: I am not connected with Computer Literacy, Atari,
Abacus Software, the CIA, etc., etc.  Opinions may or may not be my own
but should only be judged for neatness, clairity, and aptness of thought.}