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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Sinclair (Long-standing technical author, UK) , Ian Sinclair (Long-standing technical author, UK) , Ian Sinclair (Long-standing technical author, UK) , Ian Sinclair (Long-standing technical author, UK)Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Imprint: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd ) Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 9.550kg ISBN: 9780750649759ISBN 10: 0750649755 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 17 October 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780750636360 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIan Sinclair was born in 1932 in Tayport, Fife, and graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 1956. In that year, he joined the English Electric Valve Co. in Chelmsford, Essex, to work on the design of specialised cathode-ray tubes, and later on small transmitting valves and TV transmitting tubes. In 1966, he became an assistant lecturer at Hornchurch Technical College, and in 1967 joined the staff of Braintree College of F.E. as a lecturer. His first book, “Understanding Electronic Components was published in 1972, and he has been writing ever since, particularly for the novice in Electronics or Computing. The interest in computing arose after seeing a Tandy TRS80 in San Francisco in 1977, and of his 204 published books, about half have been on computing topics, starting with a guide to Microsoft Basic on the TRS80 in 1979. He left teaching in 1984 to concentrate entirely on writing, and has also gained experience in computer typesetting, particularly for mathematical texts. He has recently visited Seattle to see Microsoft at work, and to remind them that he has been using Microsoft products longer than most Microsoft employees can remember. Ian Sinclair is the author of the following Made Simple books: Lotus 1-2-3- (2.4 DOS version) MS-DOS (up to version 6.22) PagePlus for Windows 3.1 Hard drives He is also the author of many other books published under our Newnes imprint.Visit Ian's website at http://website.lineone.net/~ian_sinclair Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |