From -6524510976137198785 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,dc3155bb51fdb610 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: "Guy Gascoigne - Piggford" Subject: Re: FDIS vs. the Standard Date: 1999/01/26 Message-ID: <5J6r2.5889$202.3025825@news1.teleport.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 436957558 Approved: Fergus Henderson References: <3.0.5.32.19990113220921.0154d2e0@mail.teleport.com> <199901150201.UAA18700@centurion.flash.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:58:02 -0800 X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.0810.800 X-Complaints-To: news@news.unimelb.edu.au X-Trace: izvestia.its.unimelb.edu.au 917323248 11259 128.250.29.16 (26 Jan 1999 04:00:48 GMT) Organization: - X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBFAgUANq095OEDnX0m9pzZAQFaxQF+IBUUb3IwjgClyM2VNb/mwM1E7huYzdC3 EPRiLbILlpZyHUOr8TAI1H9bMzloB+x8 =TvrV X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Jan 1999 04:00:48 GMT Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ I was very dissapointed at the cost of the standard as well. I'd have been quite accepting of the usual pro book price of ~$50, but $180 did seem a bit steep :-( I ended out buying the PDF, printing it and getting it bound - grand total $25. I'd still rather have a propper book though. Guy --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]