On 13 January, Vic Boersma wrote the following. If anyone finds a place to buy this dictionary or an equivalent, I'm interested too. Please post the info on TREG.
Thanks, Pete _____________________________________________________ > I make extensive use of: > > ELSEVIER"S TELECOMMUNICATION DICTIONARY, which gives me English, American, > Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. > > Mine is from 1960, so it does not do me any good for the latest > technologies. > However, that is compensated for by the fact that most people, from > whatever stripe, who dabble in High-tech, only know the American words for > the phenomenon and never bothered to translate it into another language. > This is certainly true for the Germans and the Dutch. > > I am sure that ELSEVIER'S published after 1960, but not so sure that they > still do this Dictionary. > > The Distributor in the UK used to be: > > D. van Norstrand Company Ltd., London > > In Holland it is: > > Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam > > > Lord, knows, they may have merged and amalgamated 14 times > in the intervening years, and Lord knows what they call themselves > now. > > Hope this helps. > > > Vic > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Van Raalte | Email: [email protected] Compliance Engineer | V-Band Corporation | Phone: 914-789-5117 565 Taxter Road | Elmsford NY 10523 | FAX: 914-347-3432 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
