Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:29:26 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Plamen Petkov <plamendp@techno-link.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Complete FreeBSD (2.2.7) ISBN Message-ID: <19980828162926.C17530@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <35E5709E.11BD519C@techno-link.com>; from Plamen Petkov on Thu, Aug 27, 1998 at 05:43:43PM %2B0300 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980826113904.14550B-100000@dsinw.com> <35E5709E.11BD519C@techno-link.com>
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On Thursday, 27 August 1998 at 17:43:43 +0300, Plamen Petkov wrote: > rick hamell wrote: > >>> Does anyone have the ISBN and/or publication date of the latest version of >>> The Complete FreeBSD (the one printed for 2.2.7-RELEASE)? >> >> ISBN 1-57176-216-7 Copyrighted 1996, 1997. You can get it >> www.cdrom.com or call Walnut Creek, 510-674-0783 > > I just received this: > > On the 2nd page it says ISBN 1-57176-216-7, the text above barcode (on the > back-side cover) says ISBN 1-57176-227-2. Wich one is valid I don't know :-(, > but I ordered it from Amazon.com under ...227-2. The version I have (the original printing) shows the ISBN 1-57176-216-7 in both places. I suspect that the differing ISBN is due to a reprint (I've forgotten the details of ISBNs, but they're not overly good for identifying books exactly for this reason. > It is bundled with 4 CDRom set with 2.2.6-R, not 2.2.7-R, wich was released > last month or so (release date of the book is Dec 1997). However, the disk set > is quite newer - I see there the 'world' is made March 1998. You might be > lucky and get 2.2.7-R inside. :-)) WC supplies the book with the latest version of FreeBSD. If you recently got 2.2.6, you should complain to your supplier. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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