BTW, I still think it's one of the best beginners books on C and it's about a quarter of the thickness of most modern ones.
There's second hand copies available on Amazon. With such responses I'm tempted to part with a tenner for a second hand copy. "All of that said, many of the skills are transferable between languages." I think that is my ultimate aim. I like learn enough about something to be able to find my way around, do trouble shooting, cobble together examples into a working project etc. but I never seem to go totally deep in to one particular area. 'Jack of all trades, master of none' springs to mind which has its advantages and disadvantages. I suppose I'm looking for something that could come in handy but also provides a solid foundation for any future projects I may embark on. Stewart Tony Cowderoy wrote: > I think mine must be. In the front it says "Copyright (c) 1978 Bell > Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated" and that it was typeset on a > PDP-11/70. Is that a first ed? > > BTW, I still think it's one of the best beginners books on C and it's > about a quarter of the thickness of most modern ones. > > Tony > > > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro