Re: Out of Print Classic Computer Arch & Compiler Books

Michael P. Gerlek <mpg@teleport.com> wrote:
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>In article <31F8F094.5993@cisco.com> John Ahlstrom <jahlstro@cisco.com> writes:
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>> It seems that there are several classic, irreplaceable comp arch books
>> out of print, e.g.
>> [...]
>> Wulf's Compiler Optimization and Hydra books
>
>"Design of an Optimizing Compiler" by Wulf et al (North-Holland, 1975)
>is (was) available through University Microfilms (800-521-0600).
>...


University Microfilms (http://www.umi.com/) has a program called
"Books on Demand" -- from their web pages:


Books on Demand
Out of print, but not hard to find


Books on Demand is a collection of over 136,000 out-of-print
books in UMI's vault, available for reproduction on receipt of your
order. (UMI's BookVault is a CD-ROM index to the collection.)


Formats:
Microform | Paper


In general, UMI's bread and butter is small print runs (e.g., single copies)
of books they have stored in microform. It shouldn't be too hard to
convince them to carry the classics of computer architecture and compilers
if the rights-holders are agreeable.


I'm not affiliated with UMI, but they do have my dissertation, and everyone
else's, in microform. It's been a long time since I ordered anything from
them, but I remember its being significantly cheaper (and more legal) than
photocopying.


--Paul
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Paul Havlak havlak@rice.edu
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Computer Scientist Rice office: (713) 527-8750 x2740
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