I'm supposed to get a review copy mailed Monday. We'll see. -Declan
On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 09:59:24PM -0800, Lucky Green wrote: > [Redundant/inappropriate lists elided]. > > The page at Amazon. COM claims that the book in question will ship in > December of this year. I seem to recall having read announcements in > years past that the book would ship in the respective years. Methinks > that a mere claim of a future ship date in 2001 may be considered > insufficient proof that the condition of the wager has been met by at > least one of the parties to the wager. > > Just my $0.02, > --Lucky, who will order the book once it ships. Which unfortunately has > yet to come to pass. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of R. A. Hettinga > > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 5:18 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Digital > > Bearer Settlement List > > Subject: True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier > > > > > > > > --- begin forwarded text > > > > > > Status: U > > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 23:45:04 -0500 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Order Now: True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace > > Frontier > > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [Note from Matt: I made a small wager in palladium that Vinge's True > > Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier would be > > available to order prior to Jan. 1, 2002 with a well known > > Cypherpunk. And I > > won. Acct# 101893.] > > > > > > At 3:03 AM -0700 8/13/01, Well known Cypherpunk wrote: > > >Subject: Re: BTW- I'll bet you... > > > > > >OK - Done deal, if you'll accept the modification that it be > > orderable > > >and shippable by Amazon or other on-line bookstore within a > > week after > > >that. > > > > > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312862075/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/ > 103-1236763-4454202> > > True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier > by Vernor Vinge, James Frenkel (Editor) > > List Price: $14.95 > Our Price: $11.96 > You Save: $2.99 (20%) > This item will be published in December 2001. You may order it now and > we will ship it to you when it arrives. See larger photo > > This item qualifies for free shipping on orders over $99! Click for > details Great Buy Buy True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace > Fron... with The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge today! Total List > Price: $42.90 Buy Together Today: $31.52 You Save: $11.38 > > > Paperback - 384 pages (December 2001) > Tor Books; ISBN: 0312862075 > > Amazon.com Sales Rank: 28,271 > > > ************************************************************************ > ** > Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a > blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the > subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) > Matthew Gaylor, (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ > ************************************************************************ > ** > > --- end forwarded text > > > -- > ----------------- > R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 > Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve > respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the > world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, > 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
