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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 16:58:26 -0500
From: !dcasey!@ibm.net (Dan Casey)
Subject: Re: BOOK: OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Edition
In article , imwechs@ibm.net wrote:

>>>>] David will be most interested to hear that. AFAIK, he's still writing.
>>>>]I believe they dropped the "Companion" edition, but the normal Unleashed
>>>>]is going ahead.
>>>>
>>>>I quote a letter I received Feb 25:
>>>>     Hi John,
>>>>     Regarding the OS/2 Warp Unleashed 2nd edition book; our Publisher 
as
>>>>     decided not to publish the 2nd edition. We were having some problems
>>>>     with the lead authors and do not feel the 2nd edition will sell as
>>>>     well as the first edition.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Cari
>>>>
>>>>This from cskaggs@sams.mcp.com
>>>>
>>>>Cheers
>>>>John Summerfield
>>>>Warped & Connected
>>>>Perth, Western Australia
>>>>OS2 support @ http://www.iinet.net.au/~summer/
>>>>Unsolicited sales messages cost you $US1000
>>>>
>>>  Do you still insist on posting this FUD in the face of David Moskowitz's
>>>reply. Either your calling him a liar or your a lunatic. I knwo David is
>>>on the mark with his public statements. You I don't know from a hole
>>>in the wall!!!   Get lost.

> I apologize to Mr. Summerfield and the other users here for my obvious
overreaction to Mr. Summerfield's
>post. I do still feel that Mr. Moskowitz being the main contributor and 
eing
local
>here is more apt to have the most accurate information. My rudeness was
uncalled
>for in any case.
Apparantley, John Summerfield was, in fact, correct. David Moskowitz,
apparantley, was the last to find out.
OS/2 Warp Unleashed 4th Edition has been cancelled by the publisher.
Main reason cited was the they (Sam's) felt that OS/2 was a dying
operating system, and there was not enough market for the book.
Perhaps a few (thousand) well thought out e-mails to
cskaggs@sams.mcp.com would help them to realize that OS/2 is NOT a
dying operating system, and there IS a market for this book, if they
should choose to publish it.
(Please, no flames. Flaming Sam's would only serve to reflect
negatively on OS/2 users).
J3's Web Site has been updated, and there is no longer a link to
pre-order the book.
Here is an e-mail message I recieved today. (I had pre-ordered the
book from J3).
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Mar 1997 16:28:51 -0500
 Hello,
   Rumor had it that the publication of OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th
   Edition  had been cancelled at the eleventh hour, until I was able
   to confirm or deny this statement I had to take it at face value,
   that of a rumor.
  Unfortunately, this rumor has become true. I was just notified
  minutes ago by our SAM's Publishing Representative that they (SAM's)
  will not be publishing OS/2 Warp Unleashed, 4th Ed. for a couple of
  reasons, one being that they feel the OS/2 market place is dying.
     This is another sad chapter in the OS/2 history book. My
     apologies to anyone that has been inconvenienced. Our Web site
     will be updated to reflect this new information.
  Sincerely,
  -Jim Ames, President
  J3 Computer Technologies
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        Dan Casey           Doesn't "Microsoft"
        Team OS/2           Mean "Small & Limp"?
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