"Computer Artifacts" - D2CA's Rare Computer Publications
Catalogs | Manuals | Programming | Reference | Text Books
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Whole Earth Software Catalog 1.0 Copyright © 1984 Point This is a first edition printing ("1.0") publication that attempts to catalog all available software for personal computers in 1984. This catalog features games, educational, and application software. It also features screen shots and reviews of the titles, reviews of software companies of the day, computer hardware, and of computer books current of the time (208 pages). Whole Earth Software Catalog 1.0 is now a snapshot of what "modern" computer technology was in 1984. This publication is extremely rare -- worthy of being displayed in a museum. Point was doing in 1984 what Dan's 20th Century Abandonware is doing today, only in print -- featuring software and hardware along with accompanying photos. The only differences between Point and D2CA are that Point offered their media in print publications and their features were of software and hardware that were the cutting edge technology of the day. Dan's 20th Century Abandonware is featuring on this site some of the same software and hardware Point was in their publication! Some highlights this publication features include: - A review of the then-current IBM PCjr (p.17) - Review of the book, "How To Get Free Software" which tells how to find public domain software -- "shareware" didn't exist! (p.27) - Sargon III is one of the popular "new" games (pp.40-41) - An article forecasting the impending doom of "ledger book" accounting by personal computer accounting software (p.96) - One of the first 16-bit color graphics renderings using a US$19,995.00 Artron PC-2000 software/hardware system. (p.130) This rare publication was donated to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware by Stephen H. from Virginia, USA. Thank you, Stephen! |
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The KAYPRO II User's Guide Copyright © 1982 Non-Linear Systems, Inc. The KAYPRO II User's Guide Copyright © 1982 Non-Linear Systems, Inc. (Feb. 1983 revision) The KAYPRO User's Guide Copyright © 1983 Kaypro Corporation These are three different user guides for KAYPRO II and later computers. The leftmost manual in image 1 is one of the earliest releases of this manual and very rare today. It shows a photo illustration of a KAYPRO computer with the floppy drives mounted sideways, the monitor brightness control located on the front panel instead of the rear, and the power indicator LED near the top of the front panel -- a design that is not like the two KAYPRO II computers I own. It also has some unique and amusing illustrations. Weighing in at 29 pounds, I would like to see a lady (or any man) carry a KAYPRO II standing in the posture the cartoon figure is in image 4. They nicknamed these transportable computers "luggables" for a reason. The second KAYPRO II User's Guide (center, image 1) has an illustration that is of the same type as my KAYPRO II computers (image 11). This manual has a reduced size and uses the same KAYPRO II logo found on their computers. Although the manual has a copyright date of 1982, it shows a February 1983 revision update. This version of the User's Guide does not have the lively illustrations found in the original version. It is interesting to note, however, that the ASCII table on p.78 (image 13) shows the extended characters handwritten because they did not have access to a printer capable of printing these characters. The third User's Guide (right, image 1) drops the II in the title and Non-Linear Systems, Inc. becomes Kaypro Corporation. Because they were releasing newer models of KAYPRO computers, they consolidated their User's Guide to accomodate more than one model. This manual also attempts to recapture the flair of the original User's Guide's illustrations, but doesn't quite get there (image 16). I acquired the oldest KAYPRO II User's Guide when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. The other two manuals were part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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CP/M 2 User's Guide Copyright © 1978-1979 Digital Research CP/M 2 User's Guide Copyright © 1987-1979 Digital Research (new cover) CP/M Operating System Manual Copyright © 1982 Digital Research These are three different user guides for KAYPRO II and later computers CP/M. The left CP/M User's Guide shown in image 1 and image 2 is one of the oldest releases for KAYPRO II computers and is extremely rare today. It is actually a compilation of several CP/M related manuals combined into one publication. The seven separate manuals in this publication include: - AN INTRODUCTION TO CP/M FEATURES AND FACILITIES - CP/M 2 USER'S GUIDE - CP/M 2.2 ALTERATION GUIDE - CP/M 2.2 INTERFACE GUIDE - CP/M ASSEMBLER (ASM) USER'S GUIDE - ED: A CONTEXT EDITOR FOR THE CP/M DISK SYSTEM USER'S MANUAL - CP/M DYNAMIC DEBUGGING TOOL (DDT) USER'S GUIDE There are parts of this manual where there are handwritten notes, lines, and arrows that are part of the print publication (image 4). The center manual shown in image 1 and image 5 is essentially a photocopy of the older manual, released with a newer style cover sporting the KAYPRO II logo. As in the older manual, it is a compilation of seven separate manuals. The manual on the right in image 1 and image 6 is an updated release and renamed CP/M Operating System Manual (image 7). Instead of dividing this publication into several manuals, each previous manual is now a chapter, making it a single title. It is a July 1982 update to the CP/M operating system information and the outer cover reads "KAYPRO" instead of "KAYPRO II" to make this a generic manual for more than one model of KAYPRO computer. I acquired the oldest KAYPRO II CP/M User's Guide when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. The other two manuals were part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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S-BASIC™ A Language Facility For CP/M® and Its Derivatives Copyright © 1980 Topaz Programming S-BASIC™ A Language Facility For CP/M® and Its Derivatives Copyright © 1983 Topaz Programming Short for "Structured BASIC," Topaz Programming referred to S-BASIC as a "language facility," not a programming language. The left S-BASIC manual shown in image 1 and image 2 is one of the oldest releases for KAYPRO II computers and is extremely rare today. The newer S-BASIC manual shown on the right in image 1 and image 6 is the first revision to the manual. I acquired the oldest KAYPRO II S-BASIC manual when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. The other manual was part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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Microsoft BASIC User's Guide Copyright © 1981 Microsoft, Inc. Microsoft BASIC User's Guide Copyright © 1981 Microsoft, Inc. (new cover) Microsoft BASIC User's Guide Copyright © 1981 Microsoft, Inc. (new cover, reduced size) These three manuals are different releases of the same content for Microsoft BASIC-80 Rev. 5.21 for CP/M. The left manual shown in image 1 and image 2 is one of the oldest releases of the Microsoft BASIC User's Guide. It has a notebook-like binding and KAYPRO II on the cover. The manual shown in the center of image 1 and image 8 is essentially a mimeographed copy of the original internal content but with a paperback binding and "KAYPRO" on the front cover so it could be bundled with more than one KAYPRO model. The manual shown on the right of image 1 and image 9 is an even later mimeographed copy of the original internal content but with a smaller paperback binding and also bearing "KAYPRO" on the front cover so it could be bundled with different KAYPRO models. But there was a problem with the mimeograph machine during the copying of this manual, as evidenced in image 10. These were the only two defective copied pages. The toner drum must have had a problem, making this manual unique from all others and possibly increasing its historical value. I acquired the oldest KAYPRO II Microsoft BASIC User's Guide when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. The other two manuals were part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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ProfitPlan Copyright © 1981 Chang Laboratories (also contains SELECT word processor manual) ProfitPlan Copyright © 1981 Chang Laboratories (new cover, no SELECT manual) ProfitPlan Copyright © 1983 Chang Laboratories, Inc. (new revision) ProfitPlan was originally described as "A CP/M business planner," (image 3) then later as the spreadsheet program it is. The left manual in image 1 and image 2 is one of the oldest ProfitPlan releases and is actually two manuals in one, also containing the manual for the discontinued SELECT word processor inverted in the latter half of the publication (featured later on this page). This is a very rare and historically valuable publication. The SELECT cover on the back has a manually stamped "CANCELLED" across the title (see below). The manual shown in the center of image 1 and image 6 is a copy of the original manual's internal content, has a center-stapled binding, a new "KAYPRO" logo instead of KAYPRO II on the cover so it could be bundled with different KAYPRO models, and no longer contains the SELECT word processor manual. The manual on the right in image 1 and image 7 is an updated release for ProfitPlan 4.04. It has a smaller footprint, paperback binding, and the "KAYPRO" label so it could be bundled with different KAYPRO models. I acquired the oldest ProfitPlan manual when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. The other two manuals were part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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SELECT Word Processing System Copyright © 1981 Select Information Systems, Inc. (Fourth Edition)
An extremely rare find today, this is a discontinued KAYPRO II manual which is the second half of a publication that also contains a non-cancelled manual for ProfitPlan 1.02. SELECT was dropped in favor of Perfect Software's Perfect Writer word processor. This SELECT manual cover has a hand-stamped "CANCELLED" across the manual's title. A closer view is shown in image 2. The envelope package containing the KAYPRO II software that accompanied this manual also has the word "CANCELLED" hand-stamped across the SELECT word processor print as shown in this image. I acquired this manual when purchasing a complete set of KAYPRO II CP/M software in 2007. It is interesting to note that while the SELECT word processor was discontinued and no longer distributed with KAYPRO computers, ProfitPlan continued to be distrubuted in addition to Perfect Software's Perfect Calc spreadsheet software. |
 
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The WORD Plus Manual Copyright © 1982 Wayne Holder, Oasis Systems
In the early days of word processor software, some word processor programs did not have a spell checking feature. The WORD Plus is a spell checking program. This manual has the "KAYPRO" logo so it could be included with various KAYPRO models. This manual was part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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WordStar Reference Manual Copyright © 1983 MicroPro International Corporation WordStar Training Guide Copyright © 1983 MicroPro International Corporation These are KAYPRO manuals for WordStar 3.30. The WordStar Reference Manual provides information about all of WordStar's features. The WordStar Training Guide teaches you how to use the WordStar software. The reference manual has promotional cartoons at the beginning of each chapter. These manuals have "KAYPRO" on the cover so they could be bundled with several KAYPRO models. I acquired these manuals as part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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Perfect Writer / Perfect Speller Copyright © 1982 Perfect Software, Inc. Perfect Calc Copyright © 1982 Perfect Software, Inc. Perfect Filer Copyright © 1982 Perfect Software, Inc. Bundled with KAYPRO II and later computers were three software titles from Perfect Software, Inc. Perfect Writer / Perfect Speller, Perfect Calc, and Perfect Filer are word processor, spell check, spreadsheet, and database programs, respectively. These software manuals also included a "quick guide" listing program shortcut keys and listing their functions. I also have a newer set of Perfect software manuals that do not have the KAYPRO logo on them, as shown below:  I acquired these manuals as part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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Introduction To KAYPRO Software Copyright © 1983 Kaypro Corporation
As later KAYPRO computers were introduced, more software became available for them. This manual is a summary of all the CP/M software available for bundling with KAYPRO computers at the time. It provides summaries and general instructions on how to run each software program. Titles listed are WordStar®, Perfect Writer™, Perfect Filer™, Perfect Calc™, ProfitPlan™, MicroPlan™, The WORD™ Plus, dBASE® II, Microsoft® BASIC-80™, S-BASIC™, CBASIC™, UNIFORM™, SUPERTERM™, B-TREE™, TINKERKIT™, and various BASIC games. This manual was part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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Microsoft GW-BASIC Interpreter Manual Version 3.1 Copyright © 1984 Microsoft Corporation
This is Microsoft's reference manual for their GW-BASIC programming language. The manual bears the "KAYPRO" logo on the cover to allow it to be distributed with several KAYPRO models. This manual was part of a donation to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware which included a fully functional KAYPRO II system. This donation was made by Raymond B. from OK USA in July 2008. Thank you, Raymond! |
 
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IBM Personal Computer Guide To Operations Copyright © 1983 IBM Corporation This is the operations guide for the 1983 IBM Personal Computer 8088. Its 3-ring binder pages are divided into tabbed sections and includes the training software Exploring The IBM Personal Computer version 1.00 with separate 160K 5¼" floppy disks for monochrome and color displays and the diagnostic software IBM Diagnostics 2.02. This operations guide and software are made specifically for the IBM 5160 Personal Computer 8088 that is featured on D2CA's legacy PC desktop systems page. This extremely rare computer manual and software are in near-mint condition. The floppy disks are fully readable boot disks and have zero media defects. This publication was donated to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware. |
 
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Macintosh Software Supplement 7/29/84
An extremely rare copy of the 7/29/84 Macintosh Software Supplement to the Macintosh 68000 Development System, this manual supplement was released to software developers before the release of the Macintosh 68000 Development System software. The supplement was released as non-bound 8½"x11" pages in a 3-ring binder. This manual was written before the Macintosh 512K existed and development was to be done on Apple Lisa and Macintosh 128K systems. A virtual environment called MacWorks was created for Lisa developers to test Macintosh-based programs to be released for future Macintosh 512K and later systems. The manual and its related software originally sold for US$100.00. The sections of this supplemental manual include: - About the Software Supplement 7/29/84 - MacCom Instructions For the April 29th Version - The Last Whole Debugging Catalog - Workshop User's Guide for the Lisa - Mac Paslib Release V0.5 - Chapter 6 The MacDB Debugger - Serial Cable Connections - The MacsBug Debuggers This manual has handwritten corrections (see image 4) and insertions and photocopies of printed screen dumps. Chapter 6 The MacDB Debugger and The MacsBug Debuggers are classified "CONFIDENTIAL" (see image 5). Here are some now historical quotes from this supplemental manual: "As you probably know, Apple plans to introduce a 512K Macintosh." (About the Software Supplement p.3) "Obviously, don't assume 128K RAM." (About the Software Supplement p.3) "The last round of Macsbug Family of debuggers is now released. The code has undergone a thorough Spring Cleaning and is now quite lean. Any suggestions will be entertained, but most likely not implemented. Bug fixes will be attempted if not ridiculous. Have fun and patience." (The Last Whole Debugging Catalog p.1) "If you are connecting your Lisa to another Lisa, make sure that both Lisas are set to the same characteristics." (Workshop User's Guide for the Lisa p.10-2) "Magic Return replaces the long word that is NUMBER bytes down in the stack with a magic address in MacsBug, then it does a Go (described above)." (The MacsBug Debuggers p.10) Preserved. I have scanned a copy of this manual and created a PDF file. The first image is a digital photo taken of the actual manual. The rest are scanned copies of pages from the manual. |
 
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Burroughs Corporation Field Engineering System Log Binder ~1984
Before I began my career at my workplace as the site's first mainframe Computer Operator, then later the site's first official Computer Technician, the first computer systems used at that site were a network of daisy-chained Burroughs B-20 systems under a maintenance contract by Burroughs Corporation. This network was created in 1985 and ran until 1993. A Burroughs Field Engineering System Log 3-ring binder contained records of the maintenance performed by Burroughs, and later Unisys, Field Engineers. They used this same binder to record maintenance on the Unisys mainframes used at this site from 1988 to 2003. The last recorded service was in 2001. Sitting dormant on a bookshelf for nearly 7 years, in August 2008 I asked the management if I could have this binder. They allowed me to take it and it is now another "computer artifact" in the D2CA legacy computer collection. This Burroughs Corporation Field Engineering System Log binder bears the Burroughs Corporation logo and predates the 1986 Unisys Corporation merger of Burroughs Corporation and Sperry Corporation. It is over 20 years old, making it an antique |
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Elementary Pascal Copyright © 1982 Henry Ledgard How can it be? Sherlock Holmes using a personal computer? Not quite, my dear Watson. Emulating the logic of Sherlock Holmes, this book teaches the methods of programming in Pascal. From the "Analytical Engine" -- the forerunner of the modern computer -- to solving Sherlock's mysteries via the logic of the Pascal programming language, the reader is both intrigued and educated at the same time. Programming structure, variables, arrays, parameters, record structure, looping, conditional statements, case statements, and much more are taught through the literary style of mystery solving. When all is said and done it is quite elementary. |
 
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Inside The IBM PC: Access to Advanced Features and Programming Copyright © 1984 Peter Norton An extremely rare 1984 first printing, this book's author is the Peter Norton who would go on to found Peter Norton Computing, and later merge this company with Symantec. This book describes the workings of the PC's CPU, PC-DOS 2.0, source code to decode information about diskettes, ROM functions, a glossary of computer terms, access to text and graphics video modes, the keyboard, communications, the internal speaker and much more. |
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Easy-To-Understand Guide To Home Computers Copyright © 1982 Publications International, Ltd. This is one of the first publications to introduce the concept of home computing (256 pages). At a time when personal computers were in their infancy, and an IBM PC/XT 8088 could cost up to US$7,999.00, the "pros" of "plan your budget," "type letters," "play games," etc. seemed mighty expensive. All those things could be done for far less expense in 1982 with paper and pencil and box set board games. Easy-To-Understand Guide To Home Computers explains computer terms, features illustrations and photographs of computer hardware and accessories, gives you advice on how to choose the right computer system for your needs, has a glossary of computer terms, and more. Here are some now historical quotes from this publication: "Some computers come with only 4K of RAM memory, but you should have at least 16K." (p.35) "...you can buy programs on disks, in cassettes, or in cartridges." (p.68) "...there's an alternative to buying lots of expensive software: thousands of programs are available for next to nothing -- or even free. There's a catch, though -- in almost all cases, the programs are multi-page listings of BASIC programs." (p.76) "A disk drive is by far the fastest way to get information into and out of your computer." (p.86) "The 5¼" minifloppy disk is the standard size for home computers." (p.88) "At about $300, the VIC-20 is one of the most inexpensive full-feature home computers available." (pp.131,132) "IBM's Personal Computer ... is expected to become the standard for the industry..." (p.144) "Whatever the next century brings, the computer will be a part of it -- and a big part." (p.205) This rare publication was donated to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware by Stephen H. from Virginia, USA. Thank you, Stephen! |
 
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The Computer Cookbook 1983/84 Edition Copyright © 1983 William Bates The fourth edition of this publication, The Computer Cookbook is a reference of sources for over 500 microcomputer hardware and software items and an alphabetical listing of computer items, terms and concepts. There is no Table of Contents (there is an index). The book begins with " A " and explains various computer-related concepts, hardware and software items and computerized applications. It is akin to a computer encyclopedia/dictionary reference. Items covered and discussed in this book include artificial intelligence, bubble memory, computer music, electronic mail, floppy disks, graphics, microprocessors, online services, power filters, software publishing, spreadsheets, telesoftware, teletext, Tymnet, video games and much more. Here are some now historical quotes from this publication: "Bubble memory is a complex but promising storage technology that one day may be as important as the floppy disk or RAM." (p.85) "Prospects for the PC are excellent. There are some price adjustments that will need to take place, either on the initiative of IBM or outside vendors (the floppy disk drives, for example, are expensive and should come down to the $5-600 range), but these adjustments will occur. Personal computers are made or broken by the amount of software available for them. IBM has solved that problem in the short-term by adopting CP/M and will solve it in the long term by its name and staying power in the market. The Computer Cookbook expects to see the relative amount of CP/M software used relative to IBM DOS-based software and Pascal software drop over the life of the machine." (p.154) "Despite increasing amounts of venture capital, the personal computer software publishing industry remains a difficult business in which to turn a profit..." (p.253) "Spreadsheet programs are highly interactive and one of the best uses of microcomputers: when a user hits a key, magic seems to happen." (p.276) "Both the terms 'downloading' and telesoftware have rapidly become buzzwords of the new electronic era. Some use the 'download' term so loosely that anything that is transmitted is downloaded." (p.290) "... 'ergonomics' - a buzzword that has come to stand for the ability of ordinary, untrained people to use complicated, confusing devices." (p.331) "Video games are the first microprocessor controlled product that ordinary people can actually operate." (p.331) Me again. While this is a good reference for computer terms and hardware of the day, the author is somewhat arrogant -- talking down to people who have not had "training" for microprocessor-based devices as evidenced in the last two quotes above. From the author's position, "ordinary" people are "confused" by microprocessor-based devices and he seems to think them incapbable of "operating" these devices without some kind of "training." While some "ordinary" people need some guidance to operate some "microprocessor-based devices," this author is condescending and appears to be almost smug, feeling superior in his knowledge. Tell this to "ordinary" adults, teenagers, and children who today operate -- and can sometimes repair -- personal computers that are a geometrical order of magnitude more complex than the Atari, Commodore, TI, Coleco, Apple, and DOS-based PCs of 1984 -- with little or no "training" at all. What would the author say now, seeing "ordinary" people of all ages operating microprocessor- based cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, GPS locators, DVD players, USB flash drives, and, yes, handheld video game units? We are no longer as "confused" by microprocessor-based "products" and can "operate" them just fine, Mr. author. Back to the book. This publication's paper protective outer cover of is somewhat damaged, but not bad for a book of its age. The hardbound cover, except for minor wrinkling at the top, is in excellent condition. The pages have no yellowing and the print is bold and clear. This rare publication was donated to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware by Stephen H. from Virginia, USA. Thank you, Stephen! |
 
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Computer Litigation 1985: Trial Tactics and Techniques Copyright © 1985 Practising Law Institute In 1985, computer hardware had existed for over 40 years and computer software for over 3 decades. But personal computers were still in their early childhood, only being in existence for about 12 years in 1985 and just beginning to make an impact on homes and businesses. There were many types of personal computers and each had its own unique software and media platforms. Computer law was practically nonexistant at the time, with laws still talking about telegraphs as communication and "phonorecords" as a media platform. But with the dawn of the "electronic revolution" that was replacing handwritten transactions in accounting ledger books with binary 0's and 1's stored on magnetic hard drives, floppy disks and tapes, also came the dawn of the same old crimes committed in new ways with electronic computing devices and media. Suddenly, lawyers, law makers and law enforcement were faced with crimes being committed in ways such that there was no language on the books to prosecute them. Enter the age of "computer litigation." Computer Litigation 1985: Trial Tactics and Techniques is a handbook providing information on copyright ownership, registration, infringement, "fair use" of copyrighted materials, hardware and software bundling, software renting and leasing, previous verdicts in computer-related cases, protection and prosecution of trade secret violations and more. An example is the citing of Apple Computer, Inc. v. Franklin Computer Corporation (1983) where Franklin Computer Corporation infringed on Apple Computer, Inc.'s operating system copyright when FCC introduced a "Macintosh-compatible computer" by copying Apple's operating system code to a ROM chip without Apple's permission and deleting all of Apple's copyright and ownership notices in the code. Hello??? The front cover of this handbook is fairly worn but it is in othewise very good condition. The pages are still white with no yellowing. This rare publication was donated to Dan's 20th Century Abandonware by Stephen H. from Virginia, USA. Thank you, Stephen! |
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RPG:Language and Techniques Copyright © 1974 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Before there were PCs or Apple computers, business processing was done on computer mainframes in the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. IBM mainframe computers were the dominant systems of the day. RPG:Language and Techniques was created as a textbook for teaching basic program logic through flowcharting, understanding of computer components complete with black-and-white photographs (1960's-era IBM 360 mainframe & components), and structured programming and reporting for the RPG (Report Program Generator) programming language. Considering its age, this book is in remarkable condition. The pages are considerably yellowed but the print is bold and clear. |
 
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Programming Standard COBOL Copyright © 1976 Academic Press, Inc. With its futuristic computer tape drive graphics on the cover, this textbook is designed to teach COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language) in an academic institute or as an individual course. It begins with the fundamentals of computers, flowcharting, punch cards, then introduces the COBOL programming language. This textbook includes sample programs and job control language (JCL) statements, references to IBM 360/370 mainframes, Burroughs, CDC, RCA, Honeywell, and even UNIVAC systems. This book is in excellent condition with very little cover damage, and only slight yellowing of the pages. When I found this textbook in 2007 it still had 6 Hollerith punch cards in it! |
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