[M3devel] Classic Modula-3 Books

[Martin Bishop]

Where is Nelson's book available?  I don't think I ever saw it?  Unless
you mean in DEC memos or something?

Mika Nystrom wrote:
> Hi Martin,
> 
> I once emailed the publisher about permission to reproduce parts of 
> these books for a class I was teaching, and all I got was silence.
> 
> Harbison's book was listed as a "print on demand" book for a while,
> if I remember right.  Most of Nelson's book is already available 
> online (which chapters are not?), albeit in a less organized way.
> 
> Last time I bought Nelson, I found it cheaper at amazon.co.uk,
> and they had several copies for < $10.  Try www.addall.com or a 
> similar search engine...
> 
>      Mika
> 
> Martin Bishop writes:
>> Is there any chance that "classic" books on Modula-3 like "Modula-3" by
>> Harbison (I own a copy, it's a great book) or "Systems Programming With
>> Modula-3" by Nelson might one day be released online?
>>
>> They aren't in print anymore, and I can't imagine there is much demand
>> for them...I found "Modula-3" used for $1 on Amazon, but "Systems
>> Programming With Modula-3" is $40 at it's cheapest, used :(
>