On Wed, May 22, 2024, 1:58 PM Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > > > On May 22, 2024, at 1:19 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > It's a slog, but if you can make it through Gordon Bell's book, "Computer > > Structures Readings and Examples" you realize Gordon is a "father of > > vintage computing", > > I still have that book, though it's deep in some box. > > Fun trivia item: it's the only book I can remember that is square. Almost > all books are "portrait" layout; a few are "landscape", but while square > format is a known option shown in book design references, it is almost > unheard of. > > paul > Out of curiosity is the book the size of a floppy disk or some computer item at the time? (Any significance or just him being unique?). >
