Paul Makepeace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 08:54:07AM -0600, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
> > The Fortran Colouring Book is actually brilliant and it's a shame it's out
> > of print.
>
> The funniest programming book I've read/owned is the guide that
> comes with the Jupiter Ace, it is not only simply well written
> and approachable but it is a constant stream of bizarre humou?r.
> What's amazing is a) it was written in the ultra-dry early
> 80s b) it's a product manual! In the extraordinarily unlikely
> event of ever getting one I highly recommend it as a model of
> how to write a tech book.
Yeah, but it was a product that crashed and burned in the market
place.
--
Piers
