All,
pdf is a common, cross platform, straightforward, compatible, widely
available, commonly supported, easy to use, non obselesant, fully
featured, secured, da da da standard. It is the best way to go for this
kind of thing.
Dan
David Kirkby wrote:
>Will Matney wrote:
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>>That is if it's a pdf file. Most "e-books" for windows are a compiled
>>form of html pages with an included browser so they're independant of
>>any web browser. They are a self standing executable file (.exe).
>>
>>
>
>Oh, even more reason to avoid.
>
>
>
>>Now, most pdf documents are merely converted html pages.
>>
>>
>
>I suspect that is not true. I bet more pdfs come from Word. How do
>people get HTML - most use an editor of some form, although I tend to
>write the HTML codes directly.
>
>
>
>>To me, there's not that many holes (98 and 98SE). It really is the
>>user who creates the problems most of the time due to exploits sent in
>>e-mail messages and or attached file viruses.
>>
>>
>
>To me, an OS is poor if it can be exploited in this way. If user
>programs can screw up the operating system, the operating system is flawed.
>
>
>
>>A decent firewall will stop anything else I've found. The major
>>problems with windows is memory leak problems and file changes to an
>>older version when someone installs a new app. That can make other
>>apps dependant on these files to go haywire. XP and NT4 are another
>>story, I despise them. Really, anything on the NT kernel.
>>
>>
>
>I was running XP the other day and tried to copy some files from CD to
>the hard drive. I got some error which had MS-DOS on it. When I typed
>the error into Google, I found a microsoft page that expalined the
>error, but said it was by design !! Hence I suspect the source for XP is
>not too dirfferent from the Windoze 2000 source code
>
>http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lbrash/msjokes/joke36.html
>
>but just has an extra
>
>#include <win2000.h>
>
>
>
>>>*Personally* I hate the thought of e-books - I'd rather have something
>>>in my hand that I can read on the train or in bed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Well me too, but when you dont have deep enough pockets to seek a publisher,
>>an e-book is the berries.
>>
>>
>>
>See your point.
>
>
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>>>But then people do manage to sell them, so I guess there is a market.
>>>How big I don't know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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>>It's there as I get requests all the time to help in magnetics problems. Not
>>great, but I've never really advertized the service either, just among
>>friends.
>>
>>
>>
>A free book, and selling consulting services might be a better plan. Get
>known better by your book being the authorative work on transformers.
>
>
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>>>You might go to a lot of work and find the number of people paying to
>>>read the material on transformers is very small indeed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Possibility......
>>
>>
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>Highly likely I think.
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>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I want to get into the how's and why's you use certain components, and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>how to design each inductor from scratch.
>>>
>>>
>>>Can't that be found on the web?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>In a very few places I've found and the information isn't that good,
>>especially on transformers and power chokes. Most have a lot of
>>mis-information too I've seen. None I've seen goes into explanations of
>>different core types and why a certain core material should be used and how.
>>That was the reason a long time back I did those html pages for some on here.
>>
>>
>>
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>And the manufacturers application notes are not any help either?
>Surprises me. Personally I always look at the source of information on
>the web before deciding how much weight I attach to its accuracy.
>
>
>
>>>Or how about putting the book online for free, but selling the software
>>>that allows people to work out solutions for their own data? You could
>>>include the software with the ability to print.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I have software in the works but it will most likely be windows dependant as
>>I only program in Visual Basic.
>>
>>
>>
>And another reason to avoid.
>
>Good luck with your project.
>
>
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