I agree, it's a wonderful book! If you can't find your copy, don't worry, it's not out of print.. you should be able to find it on Amazon, or abebooks.com (independent booksellers network).
Additionally, a quick search on google turns up some interesting links:
An interview with the author
http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/03/12/juster /
The book as an interactive story
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Fortress/24 35/phantomtoll-main.html
I seem to remember that a few years ago, someone found four equidistant points on land and erected a small but carefully aligned 3-sided pyramid at each one, thereby constructing a giant imaginary tetrahedron as large as the earth.
I was just about to recommend the Forst Mims books (though I've only used Getting Started) when I saw your post! That was my first introduction to electornics, and I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without it. The other book I've found very useful (for scavenging parts off old circuit boards) is an NTE semiconductor cross-reference (you can get them heaply at electronic stores). I was able to look up most part numbers in that book (ICs, diodes, transistors, you name it) and find specs and pinouts.
I would find it a great advantage to be able to run Win9x in Linux. I have to frequently reboot to Windows in order to work on papers for university (I need them compatible with school computers). I haven't been able to set up Abiword, StarOffice, or Wordperfect to my satisfaction on Linux. Once I'm in Windows, I lose access to much of my data which is on ext2 partitions, can't check my email (since I don't want two different inboxes, or to have to keep copying it back and forth), and so on. If I was able to run a minimal copy of Windows and Word under Linux, I would be happy. A small performance hit is not a major problem.
Ironically enough, I'm writing this under Windows right now...
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I agree, it's a wonderful book! If you can't find your copy, don't worry, it's not out of print.. you should be able to find it on Amazon, or abebooks.com (independent booksellers network).
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4 35 /phantomtoll-main.html
Additionally, a quick search on google turns up some interesting links:
An interview with the author
http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/03/12/juste
The book as an interactive story
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Fortress/2
I seem to remember that a few years ago, someone found four equidistant points on land and erected a small but carefully aligned 3-sided pyramid at each one, thereby constructing a giant imaginary tetrahedron as large as the earth.
I was just about to recommend the Forst Mims books (though I've only used Getting Started) when I saw your post! That was my first introduction to electornics, and I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without it. The other book I've found very useful (for scavenging parts off old circuit boards) is an NTE semiconductor cross-reference (you can get them heaply at electronic stores). I was able to look up most part numbers in that book (ICs, diodes, transistors, you name it) and find specs and pinouts.
I would find it a great advantage to be able to run Win9x in Linux. I have to frequently reboot to Windows in order to work on papers for university (I need them compatible with school computers). I haven't been able to set up Abiword, StarOffice, or Wordperfect to my satisfaction on Linux. Once I'm in Windows, I lose access to much of my data which is on ext2 partitions, can't check my email (since I don't want two different inboxes, or to have to keep copying it back and forth), and so on. If I was able to run a minimal copy of Windows and Word under Linux, I would be happy. A small performance hit is not a major problem.
Ironically enough, I'm writing this under Windows right now...
Reminds me of the opening of Generations (the book anyway; I think they cut that scene from the movie), where Kirk skydives from orbit..