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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Cowlishaw's book on REXX
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Date: 12 Mar 89 00:28:22 GMT
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In <2340@cadovax.UUCP>, kaz@cadovax.UUCP (Kerry Zimmerman) writes:
 >In article <2269@van-bc.UUCP> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
 >>
 >>  According to some, REXX has an acronymical meaning, but there seems to be no
 >>reference to it in Cowlishaw's book, "The REXX Language; A Practical Approach
 >>to Programming". In it he states "The REXX language (originally called "REX"),
 >>borrows from many earlier languages; PL/1, Algol, and even APL have had their
 >>influences. I have not been able to find anything in his book that attributes a
 >>meaning to the name REXX.

 >I have been unable to locate a copy of this book.  I tried to order it 
 >through B. Dalton, and was told it is not one they can order.
 >
 >Where did you get a copy?

I bought mine at a little store here in Vancouver BC called Siliconnections.
It's a computer bokstore that carries a good variety of books, and if not in
stock, they can order it. I have yet to try to find something that I couldn't
get from them. I don't know if they do mail order, but their number is
(604) 222-2221.

I am leaving Sunday for a month-long trip to Mt. View and Milpitas, and will be
staying in San Jose, so while I'm there, I'll check for it in the large
computer book store I saw in Sunnyvale the last time I was down. I know they do
mail order, and they carry just about everything.

The ISBN number of the REXX programming book is: 0-13-780735-x 01

Hope this helps.

-larry

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