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Re: Books for PC Techs, A+ Students & Hardware Gurus @ Giveaway Prices

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From: Ulf
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 01:06
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The BIOS Companions and Combo #2 are sold out, only 2 sets of
Combo #1 for $10 are still available.

In article <8s1qai$6nk$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Ulf <ulf_b@my-deja.com> wrote:
> I have some Technical Books left over from a PC Technician
> and A+ course we just finished teaching.  Since we won't be
> offering the course again until Winter/Spring all left over
> materials are For Sale Below our Wholesale Cost.
>
> See all 4 titles below with descriptions of contents.
> Also there are savings on Combo offers, see the end of this
> message.  Note: ONLY A FEW SETS LEFT!
>
> These Books are for people who are into
> Computer Upgrade and Repair.
> Essentially it is the same material as you
> find in the Electrocution A+ Reference CD
> (Available at http://www.electrocution.com)
> but in printed form.
>
> - All are NEW/Unused books
>
> e-mail: ulf@problem.org or ulf_b@my-deja.com
> phone:   (905) 884-2767 evenings or (416) 410-3883 days
>
> The Hard Disk Database by Phil Croucher
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Only US$3.00, $5.00 Canadian Funds each (this is 80% off retail)
>
> A quick reference for Identifying drives at auctions or
> when the CMOS battery gives up.
>
> CMOS and Jumper Settings for over 5700 drives from 269
> manufacturers.  Incorporates PC Expansion cards and Hard
> drive controller cards.
>
> Communications and Networking by Phil Croucher
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Only US$3.00, $5.00 Canadian Funds each (this is 80% off retail)
>
> Covers and Explains:
> * OSI, The signal & transmission media
> * Parallel/Serial, UARTs, multiplexing
> * Synchronisation and distortion
> * Modems and Error detection
> * Switching
> * RS232
> * File Transfer
> * Bulletin Boards, The Internet
> * Networking hardware.  Types of Network -
>   ArcNet, Token Ring, Ethernet.
> * Performance.  Network Protocols; IX,
>   TCP/IP, net.cfg file.
> * Printers and maintenance
>
> Supporting Windows by Phil Croucher
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Only US$3.00, $5.00 Canadian Funds each (this is 80% off retail)
>
> This book is about Windows troubleshooting and is intended
> for people in tech support and running help desks.  Contains
> much undocumented information and tricks geared to help stop
> you (and your organization) getting into trouble in the first
> place!
>
> Covers and Explains:
> * The PC
> * Memory and its management
> * DOS
> * System Configuration Files:
>   config.sys  &  autoexec.bat
> * Windows installation and setup
> * Initialisation files
>   win.ini, system.ini, program.ini, control.ini
> * DOS Applications and PIFEDIT
> * Communications
> * Data Exchange (DDE/OLE)
> * Fonts and Printing
> * Automation
> * Multimedia
> * Problems (GPFs, etc.....)
>
> The BIOS Companion by Phil Croucher  January 2000 version
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Only US$25.00, $37.45 Canadian Funds each
>
> Covers and Explains:
> * The PC and how it works
> * Memory and its Management
> * Cacheing
> * Expansion Cards
> * Standard CMOS Setup
> * Advanced CMOS Setup
> * Advanced Chipset Setup
> * Power Management
> * Plug and Play/PCI
> * Nasty Noises (BEEP Error Codes)
> * Error Messages
> * POST Codes and Procedures
> * Fixed Disk Parameter Tables
> * Chip Set Part Number Listings
> * Memory Chip Partnumber Listings
> * POSTmortem POST Board Manual
> * over 460 pages total
>
> COMBO Offers:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> #1 - First 3 books (Hard Disk, ComNet & Windows)
>    in one order US$6.00, $10.00 Canadian Funds
>    (SAVE US$3.00 or CAN$5.00 per set of 3 Books)
>
> #2 - All 4 books (BIOS Comp., Hard Disk, ComNet, Windows)
>    in one order US$30.00, $45.00 Canadian Funds
>    (SAVE US$4.00 or CAN$7.45 per set of 4 Books)
>
> For more info on these look at the following sites:
>
> http://www.electrocution.com
> http://www.sysopt.com/post.html
> http://sysopt.earthweb.com/bioscomp.html
>
> For People outside the Greater Toronto Area, here are the
> estimated shipping charges:
> $6.00 for up to two books with prepaid orders.
> For COD orders add another $6.00.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>


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Subject: Re: Books for PC Techs, A+ Students & Hardware Gurus @ Giveaway Prices
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