[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(3)

2000-06-13 Thread porterpa
>Dear Paul: > >Please do not attribute the troubles of others to me. In no way would I do that to you Ralph 8-) And if it appeared that I was attacking you I certainly appologies. My target is the marketing animal, not the people that do honest work. Paul

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(5)

2000-06-12 Thread ralph
> > I'm glad to see a Dummies book on REBOL because it will lend > > credibility to the language. > > I knew it! The dummies are in ascendancy! :) > > Sorry just had to share. Hehe. > Brett. > For many years, I did not understand the Dummies concept. Several years ago, as a publisher, I started

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(4)

2000-06-12 Thread bhandley
> I'm glad to see a Dummies book on REBOL because it will lend > credibility to the language. I knew it! The dummies are in ascendancy! :) Sorry just had to share. Hehe. Brett.

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(4)

2000-06-12 Thread ralph
> > >Please do not attribute the troubles of others to me. I signed the > >contract to do REBOL FOR DUMMIES in early February of this year. > According > >to the contract, I was to do 120,000 words by June 12th (today). > I turned in > >the final mss. of 122,604 words on June 10, two days earl

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(3)

2000-06-12 Thread jkehoe
>Please do not attribute the troubles of others to me. I signed the >contract to do REBOL FOR DUMMIES in early February of this year. According >to the contract, I was to do 120,000 words by June 12th (today). I turned in >the final mss. of 122,604 words on June 10, two days early (lots and lots o

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(3)

2000-06-12 Thread norsepower
I'm glad to see a Dummies book on REBOL because it will lend credibility to the language. So far, I have only been able to make others "somewhat interested" in the language by showing them what can be done with it. But they haven't yet bothered to try it for themselves (preferring instead to u

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(2)

2000-06-12 Thread ralph
> I note that you don't say which September. Is this going to be like the > "Offical Guide" that was coming in October then January then June > then...? > Or is there really going to be a book on the book store shelves in > September? > > Sorry if I seem skeptical but Microsoft's marketing strate

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2000-06-12 Thread porterpa
I note that you don't say which September. Is this going to be like the "Offical Guide" that was coming in October then January then June then...? Or is there really going to be a book on the book store shelves in September? Sorry if I seem skeptical but Microsoft's marketing strategy seems t

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(3)

2000-06-11 Thread ralph
yep. > Will binaries for all 37 platforms be available on the CD? > > At 01:17 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote: > > > >> Well, it looks like REBOL is finally going to hit the big time. There > >> is going to be a "Dummies" book out in September. > >> > >> 8-) > >> > > > >There is? Well, since the

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(2)

2000-06-10 Thread chaz
Will binaries for all 37 platforms be available on the CD? At 01:17 PM 6/10/00 -0400, you wrote: > >> Well, it looks like REBOL is finally going to hit the big time. There >> is going to be a "Dummies" book out in September. >> >> 8-) >> > >There is? Well, since the cat is out of the house so to

[REBOL] rebol for dummies Re:(2)

2000-06-10 Thread whip
> > Well, it looks like REBOL is finally going to hit the big > > time. There is going to be a "Dummies" book out in September. > > 8-) > There is? Well, since the cat is out of the house so to speak, yes > there is going to be one. I just finished it literally today and > emailed

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2000-06-10 Thread ralph
> Well, it looks like REBOL is finally going to hit the big time. There > is going to be a "Dummies" book out in September. > > 8-) > There is? Well, since the cat is out of the house so to speak, yes there is going to be one. I just finished it literally today and emailed the final parts to my

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2000-06-10 Thread allenk
Yes I think it will be a great book, and it will certainly help as an introduction to Rebol. And will sit nicely on the bookshelf, slightly to the left of the Official Guide, both with curled pages from lots of use ;-) Congrats to Ralph for writing it. Cheers, Allen K - Original Message -