Attila Kinali

Thanks, Found it in Ohio. 72 Adrian KF7DYU On Apr 18, 2015 5:40 PM, "Orin Eman" <orin.eman@gmail.com> wrote: > Try searching for the T&S V2 ISBN, > > 3540004297 > > on www.abebooks.com > > $40 for the International Edition from a somewhat reputable seller. > Since this is an international list, I have no qualms about passing > this on. Whether you can stand the almost transparent paper and > smudgy ink is a different matter. > > Orin. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Marv @ Home <marvin.gozum@comcast.net> > wrote: > > When AoE was released in 1980, the intended audience was electronics for > a > > non-EE major. How this morphed into an engineering text shows how what > is > > 'core' has changed. It had a friendly style, akin to having a instructor > > with you. AoE was best read in chapter sequence through the > fundamentals, > > and higher chapters expect readers to know material from previous > chapters > > without reference to it. On occasion it used concepts a jump forward but > > could be figured out by cross referencing its index. It was a semester > > course for us back in early 1980s. > > > > AoE v2 updated more in the digital domain with many corrected errata and > > typos from V1. > > > > I'd wait for V3 2nd printing or later, as typos from 1st printing are > being > > reported as well as I read references to unpublished chapter "Xs" not in > > this printing. > > > > T&S is an excellent text, if you already know the material and just need > a > > refresher. It gets to the point quickly. > > > > Only 2 T&S editions were translated to English; German has ?10+ editions. > > The only edition I ever looked at in print was v1, and it was $180+ in > > 1990s, compared to $50 for AoE new, or $20+ used. T&S used in the USA is > > harder to find, and few V1 I've seen sell near $100+. > > > > Student or someone with a cursory interest, cost, writing style and > similar > > breadth could be a tie breaker, AoE V3 sells for ~$100 delivered, and V2 > > $20-30 used. T&S V2 from 2008 is ~$US260 delivered. > > > > > > At 04:33 AM 4/17/2015, Attila Kinali wrote: > >> > >> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:24:38 +0000 > >> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: > >> > >> > >How does it compare to the gold standard of the Tietze&Schenk? > >> > > >> > No idea. > >> > >> If you know a bit of german, get yourself a copy of it. > >> You will love the in-depth explanations of the various > >> electronics compontents. Also you can use it to knock > >> out any burglar, should the need arise ;-) > >> > >> > You have to remember that not everybody here are professional > >> > electronics > >> > people, I'm a software person who knows enough electronics to be > useful > >> > without being dangerous, and I've certainly learned a lot from AOE3 > >> > over breakfast this past week. > >> > >> True that. The AoE gives at least a nice overview of quite a few > >> electronics techniques. And probably not the worst thing you can > >> start with, when you are new to electronics. > >> > >> That said, I kind of miss the amateur radio/electronics literature > >> that was so abundant in the 80s. They really did a good job of > >> introducing various circuits and how successfully build them if > >> you don't have any professional equipment. > >> > >> Attila Kinali > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >

                      Attila Kinali

Hi Orin: Thanks very much. I've got a copy of T&S on order. Mail_Attachment -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html http://www.prc68.com/I/DietNutrition.html Orin Eman wrote: > Try searching for the T&S V2 ISBN, > > 3540004297 > > on www.abebooks.com > > $40 for the International Edition from a somewhat reputable seller. > Since this is an international list, I have no qualms about passing > this on. Whether you can stand the almost transparent paper and > smudgy ink is a different matter. > > Orin. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Marv @ Home <marvin.gozum@comcast.net> wrote: >> When AoE was released in 1980, the intended audience was electronics for a >> non-EE major. How this morphed into an engineering text shows how what is >> 'core' has changed. It had a friendly style, akin to having a instructor >> with you. AoE was best read in chapter sequence through the fundamentals, >> and higher chapters expect readers to know material from previous chapters >> without reference to it. On occasion it used concepts a jump forward but >> could be figured out by cross referencing its index. It was a semester >> course for us back in early 1980s. >> >> AoE v2 updated more in the digital domain with many corrected errata and >> typos from V1. >> >> I'd wait for V3 2nd printing or later, as typos from 1st printing are being >> reported as well as I read references to unpublished chapter "Xs" not in >> this printing. >> >> T&S is an excellent text, if you already know the material and just need a >> refresher. It gets to the point quickly. >> >> Only 2 T&S editions were translated to English; German has ?10+ editions. >> The only edition I ever looked at in print was v1, and it was $180+ in >> 1990s, compared to $50 for AoE new, or $20+ used. T&S used in the USA is >> harder to find, and few V1 I've seen sell near $100+. >> >> Student or someone with a cursory interest, cost, writing style and similar >> breadth could be a tie breaker, AoE V3 sells for ~$100 delivered, and V2 >> $20-30 used. T&S V2 from 2008 is ~$US260 delivered. >> >> >> At 04:33 AM 4/17/2015, Attila Kinali wrote: >>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:24:38 +0000 >>> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: >>> >>>>> How does it compare to the gold standard of the Tietze&Schenk? >>>> No idea. >>> If you know a bit of german, get yourself a copy of it. >>> You will love the in-depth explanations of the various >>> electronics compontents. Also you can use it to knock >>> out any burglar, should the need arise ;-) >>> >>>> You have to remember that not everybody here are professional >>>> electronics >>>> people, I'm a software person who knows enough electronics to be useful >>>> without being dangerous, and I've certainly learned a lot from AOE3 >>>> over breakfast this past week. >>> True that. The AoE gives at least a nice overview of quite a few >>> electronics techniques. And probably not the worst thing you can >>> start with, when you are new to electronics. >>> >>> That said, I kind of miss the amateur radio/electronics literature >>> that was so abundant in the 80s. They really did a good job of >>> introducing various circuits and how successfully build them if >>> you don't have any professional equipment. >>> >>> Attila Kinali >> >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >