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From: val@terminus.UUCP (Val Kartchner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Assembly Language Books
Summary: Why I don't buy "Compute!"
Message-ID: <78@terminus.UUCP>
Date: 5 Feb 88 19:02:09 GMT
References: <2440@crash.cts.com> <8794@ism780c.UUCP>
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I would like some good books on Assembly language too, but...

In article <8794@ism780c.UUCP>, dougl@ism780c.UUCP (Doug Leavitt) writes:
> 
> 	Assembly Language Programming for the Amiga
> 	By Douglas Leavitt and Daniel Wolf
> 	From Compute! Publications
> 
  ... as you can see, It's from Compute! Publications.  I used to buy
  "Compute!" magazine until I read their copying restrictions in the front
  of the magazine.  It states (paraphrased) you can't own a copy of this
  program unless you purchase the magazine.  I realize that they should
  receive something for there efforts, but I just didn't like the way they
  put it.  (A precedent for a magazine not being so restrictive is "Transactor".  Look at their policy in the front.)  This is why I don't buy anything from
  Compute! Publications.
  
  (Most of) the programs aren't worth the cost of the magazine
  considering that there are *superior* programs (not written in ABASIC to
  slow them down) out there that are in the public domain.  Most shareware
  programs are very good (for almost PD), and are worth the contribution
  (licensing fee, etc.) that the authors ask for them.
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