The following info I got from ACM might be of interest:
> From jono{([at]})nowhere.xy
[...]
> From: Jono Hardjowirogo <jono{([at]})nowhere.xy
> To: "'bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xy> <bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xy> Cc: Deborah Cotton <cotton{([at]})nowhere.xy> <jono{([at]})nowhere.xy> Subject: RE: The Oberon Series
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:16:21 -0400
[...]
>
> Dear Prof. Treutwein,
>
> Unfortunately, all the Oberon series of books were put out of print
> because they no longer sells. So, it was done for economic reason more
> than anything else. Interests in the Oberon project are no longer as
> strong as they were once, so, we felt that it was time to retire the
> books from the active list.
>
> I do agree with you assessment that the project was of a monumental
> importance to computer science. For this reason, I am looking to have
> those books scanned and made available in their entireties on the ACM
> website. This way, future programmers who are looking for materials on
> Oberon can simply take a look or download the materials in which they
> are interested. I am not sure when we can have this affected as it does
> involve some logistical issues from our side.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jono Hardjowirogo
> Publisher, ACM Press Books and Journals
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Deborah Cotton
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 12:16 PM
> > To: 'bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xy> > Cc: Jono Hardjowirogo; Deborah Cotton
> > Subject: RE: The Oberon Series
> >
> > Hello Prof. Treutwein,
> >
> > Thanks for the compliment, but I'm forwarding this to Jono
> > Hardjowirogo, ACM Press Books publisher, as this question
> > is beyond my scope. I was not aware that ACM Press had
> > discontinued the Oberon series, but perhaps he can give details
> > regarding the decision or refer you to the proper authority in
> > this case. Good luck.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Deborah
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xy> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 3:50 AM
> > To: cotton{([at]})nowhere.xy> > Subject: The Oberon Series
> >
> > Dear Deborah Cotton,
> >
> > sorry to contact you again, but since you were very cooperative in
> > my Copyright question about Reiser's Oberon System in April to June
> > this year, I hope that you can point me out, whome I should contact
> > with the following issue:
> >
> > AWL has finally shut down the whole Oberon series:
> >
> > [WiR92] N. Wirth and M. Reiser
> > Programming in Oberon - Steps Beyond Pascal and Modula
> > Addison-Wesley, 1992, ISBN 0-201-56543-9
> >
> > [Rei92] M. Reiser
> > The Oberon System; User Guide and Programmer's Manual
> > Addison-Wesley, 1992, ISBN 0-201-54422-9
> >
> > [WiG92] N. Wirth and J. Gutknecht
> > Project Oberon - The Design of an Operating System and Compiler
> > Addison-Wesley, 1992, ISBN 0-201-54428-8
> >
> > [WiR94] N. Wirth and M. Reiser
> > Programmieren in Oberon - Das neue Pascal
> > Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN 3-89319-657-9 -
> > Translated into German by J. Templ.
> >
> > Shortly after Wirth's retirement in April this year. I don't know if
> > this was done by AWL in arrangement with ACM, but I think this is
> > abashing (don't know if this is the correct english word, I'm not a
> > native speaker) since Wirth has done pioneering work, which was
> > accomplished by several organizations (see the inlcuded selected list
> > of honors, taken from: http://www.inf.ethz.ch/~wirth/):
> >
> >
> > Selected Honours
> >
> > ACM, A. M. Turing Award (1984)
> > IEEE Computer Society, Computer Pioneer Award (1988)
> > IBM Europe Science and Technology Prize 1988 (1989)
> > Member, Swiss Academy of Engineering, 1992
> > Foreign Associate, US Academy of Engieering, 1994
> > Orden Pour le merite, 1996.
> > Honorary Doctorates:
> > University of York, England, 1978
> > Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1978
> > Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 1987
> > Johannes Kepler Universitaet Linz, Austria, 1993
> > University of Novosibirsk, Russia, 1996
> > The Open University, England, 1997
> > University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1998
> >
> >
> > Now my question: Who is responsible at ACM for such a decision>
> > (if the series was dropped by AWL in arrangement with ACM), or
> > how can this step be taken back, if it is in the interest of
> > ACM to keep this series.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your advise
> > --
> > Bernhard Treutwein Tel. +49-89-5996-642, Fax -615
> > Institut f. Med. Psychologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet
> > bernhard{([at]})nowhere.xy> > -------------------------------- ---------------------------
> > C is its own virus
>
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Bernhard Treutwein Tel. +49-89-5996-642, Fax -615
Institut f. Med. Psychologie Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet
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