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Some books related to VMS...
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Jan-Erik Söderholm
2024-01-25 13:15:08 UTC
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Hi.
Now, when probably not doing any more work with VMS,
I'm cleaning out my office. One one shelf I found some
book related to VMS. Some was ditched at once, like ref
guides for DEC- and Oracle-Fortran from the 80s/90s...

But what about these below?
Anyone interested can contact me directly.
Also interested in messages saying "throw them away!". :-)

Shipping world-wide (trackable) will be
1 Kg: $16 USD.
2 Kg: $22 USD.

Weights below are rouned up to 1 or 2 Kg.
For multiple books, just ask and I'll check.

- Rdb. Hobbs, Smith, England. Third edition.
Fairly modern (-99 timeframe) Rdb 7/8.
1 Kg.

- WASD. OSU, Apache on VMS.
Alan Winston.
1 Kg.

- Writing Real Programs in DCL.
Anagnostopoulos, Hoffman. Second edition.
1 Kg.

Then these from the series "The minimum you need to know..."
Roland Huges
- ... about Logic to Work in IT. 1 Kg.
- ... about Service Oriented Arhitecture. 1 Kg.
- ... to be an OpenVMS Application Programmer. 2 Kg.


Regards,
Jan-Erik.
Jan-Erik Söderholm
2024-01-27 10:52:33 UTC
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Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Hi.
Now, when probably not doing any more work with VMS,
I'm cleaning out my office. One one shelf I found some
book related to VMS. Some was ditched at once, like ref
guides for DEC- and Oracle-Fortran from the 80s/90s...
But what about these below?
Anyone interested can contact me directly.
Also interested in messages saying "throw them away!". :-)
Shipping world-wide (trackable) will be
1 Kg: $16 USD.
2 Kg: $22 USD.
Weights below are rouned up to 1 or 2 Kg.
For multiple books, just ask and I'll check.
- Rdb. Hobbs, Smith, England. Third edition.
Fairly modern (-99 timeframe) Rdb 7/8.
1 Kg.
- WASD. OSU, Apache on VMS.
Alan Winston.
1 Kg.
- Writing Real Programs in DCL.
Anagnostopoulos, Hoffman. Second edition.
1 Kg.
Then these from the series "The minimum you need to know..."
Roland Huges
- ... about Logic to Work in IT. 1 Kg.
- ... about Service Oriented Arhitecture. 1 Kg.
- ... to be an OpenVMS Application Programmer. 2 Kg.
Regards,
Jan-Erik.
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
Subcommandante XDelta
2024-01-29 06:11:45 UTC
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To paraphrase a Boromir LoTR meme - "One does not simply retire from a
lifetime of VMS dedication."
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
Simon Clubley
2024-01-29 13:13:33 UTC
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Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
Is there a computer museum in Sweden that would be interested ?

Many computer museums try to gather documentation, not just hardware.

Simon.
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Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.
Hans Bachner
2024-01-29 22:47:42 UTC
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Hi Jan-Erik,
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Hi.
Now, when probably not doing any more work with VMS,
I'm cleaning out my office. One one shelf I found some
book related to VMS. Some was ditched at once, like ref
guides for DEC- and Oracle-Fortran from the 80s/90s...
[snip]
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
It's not lack of interest, or high shipping cost - but I already own the
two books I would have applied for otherwise :-)

Hans.
Jan-Erik Söderholm
2024-01-30 10:43:44 UTC
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Post by Hans Bachner
Hi Jan-Erik,
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Hi.
Now, when probably not doing any more work with VMS,
I'm cleaning out my office. One one shelf I found some
book related to VMS. Some was ditched at once, like ref
guides for DEC- and Oracle-Fortran from the 80s/90s...
[snip]
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
It's not lack of interest, or high shipping cost - but I already own the
two books I would have applied for otherwise :-)
Hans.
Right... They will probably just go back into the paper recycling bag.

No time to investigate further.
Craig A. Berry
2024-01-30 17:00:36 UTC
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Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Post by Hans Bachner
It's not lack of interest, or high shipping cost - but I already own
the two books I would have applied for otherwise :-)
Right... They will probably just go back into the paper recycling bag.
That's a shame. There are various online sellers of used books that
take donations, e.g.

https://www.betterworldbooks.com

Maybe there's something like that in your part of the world where you
can dump them in a donation bin in the parking lot of a local
supermarket or something?
Simon Clubley
2024-01-30 18:19:17 UTC
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Post by Craig A. Berry
Maybe there's something like that in your part of the world where you
can dump them in a donation bin in the parking lot of a local
supermarket or something?
That certainly exists in the UK, or at least it did several years ago
during my last clear out.

Simon.
--
Simon Clubley, ***@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.
Jan-Erik Söderholm
2024-01-30 19:47:28 UTC
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Post by Simon Clubley
Post by Craig A. Berry
Maybe there's something like that in your part of the world where you
can dump them in a donation bin in the parking lot of a local
supermarket or something?
That certainly exists in the UK, or at least it did several years ago
during my last clear out.
Simon.
The books has been dumped earlier today.
Subcommandante XDelta
2024-01-31 22:20:06 UTC
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Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Post by Simon Clubley
Post by Craig A. Berry
Maybe there's something like that in your part of the world where you
can dump them in a donation bin in the parking lot of a local
supermarket or something?
That certainly exists in the UK, or at least it did several years ago
during my last clear out.
Simon.
The books has been dumped earlier today.
Requiescat in pace, an ingnominous end.
Subcommandante XDelta
2024-01-31 22:23:54 UTC
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Post by Subcommandante XDelta
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Post by Simon Clubley
Post by Craig A. Berry
Maybe there's something like that in your part of the world where you
can dump them in a donation bin in the parking lot of a local
supermarket or something?
That certainly exists in the UK, or at least it did several years ago
during my last clear out.
Simon.
The books has been dumped earlier today.
Requiescat in pace, an ingnominous end.
So it goes, so it goes...

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mjos_examine
2024-01-30 15:22:02 UTC
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Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
https://www.bookdeal.com/blog/sell-books-to-thriftbooks/#:~:text=Here's%20how%20to%20sell%20books,at%20no%20cost%20to%20you.

It looks like thriftbooks.com has four people on their wait lists for
this one:

Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 1555581919
ISBN13: 9781555581916
Release Date: December 1998
Publisher: Digital Press
Length: 496 Pages
Weight: 1.75 lbs.
Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.2"
mjos_examine
2024-01-30 15:27:09 UTC
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Post by mjos_examine
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
OK. Probablt to costly to ship anyware.
Will go into to the paper recycling next week
if not anything happens within a few days.
https://www.bookdeal.com/blog/sell-books-to-thriftbooks/#:~:text=Here's%20how%20to%20sell%20books,at%20no%20cost%20to%20you.
It looks like thriftbooks.com has four people on their wait lists for
Format:    Paperback
Language:    English
ISBN:    1555581919
ISBN13:    9781555581916
Release Date:    December 1998
Publisher:    Digital Press
Length:    496 Pages
Weight:    1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:    1.0" x 7.1" x 9.2"
Link to above:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/writing-real-programs-in-dcl-hp-technologies_paul-c-anagnostopoulos/488840/?resultid=44211777-8f5f-477e-beb5-7ebe54319651#isbn=1555581919&edition=6135444
Subcommandante XDelta
2024-01-29 06:09:02 UTC
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Harsh - every DEC publication is sacred, good homes, libraries, and
computer museums, should be found for all of them!
Post by Jan-Erik Söderholm
Hi.
Now, when probably not doing any more work with VMS,
I'm cleaning out my office. One one shelf I found some
book related to VMS. Some was ditched at once, like ref
guides for DEC- and Oracle-Fortran from the 80s/90s...
But what about these below?
Anyone interested can contact me directly.
Also interested in messages saying "throw them away!". :-)
Shipping world-wide (trackable) will be
1 Kg: $16 USD.
2 Kg: $22 USD.
Weights below are rouned up to 1 or 2 Kg.
For multiple books, just ask and I'll check.
- Rdb. Hobbs, Smith, England. Third edition.
Fairly modern (-99 timeframe) Rdb 7/8.
1 Kg.
- WASD. OSU, Apache on VMS.
Alan Winston.
1 Kg.
- Writing Real Programs in DCL.
Anagnostopoulos, Hoffman. Second edition.
1 Kg.
Then these from the series "The minimum you need to know..."
Roland Huges
- ... about Logic to Work in IT. 1 Kg.
- ... about Service Oriented Arhitecture. 1 Kg.
- ... to be an OpenVMS Application Programmer. 2 Kg.
Regards,
Jan-Erik.
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