Library Sale!
Sometimes, the Library on-site at Hursley needs to clear the shelves for new additions. Here are some long-lost gems from the recent clear-out.
You can also browse the set at Flickr.
It’s like a glimpse into the computing past. I’m a particular fan of the futuristic “Mind Appliance” (looked and sounded great, but turned out to be filled with BASIC programs), and the book about the exciting new computer language, PASCAL.
To be fair though, I did end up picking up a free copy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
March 3rd, 2010 at 15:43
Looks like they should be carted straight down to the museum.
March 4th, 2010 at 11:09
Maybe the remnants will have to be! There was some good / still useful stuff in there, too.
March 19th, 2010 at 18:21
This reminds me of a charity book sale which we held recently in the Dublin lab. I donated several books that had been overcrowding my bookshelf at home. I was delighted with the reduced clutter and saved the guilt of throwing out pefectly good books.
On the day of the book sale I went along and bought several interesting looking books … when I got home my wife pointed out that many of the books I bought were ones that I had donated myself :-$