> Some people still find that occasionally a "real" book
> serves a need better than online alternatives. It may 
> depend
> on how much engineering one does.


My friend Ken, a very successful and competent professional 
engineer said:

______________________

Russell,

I have around 20 shelf-metres of data books and while I use 
web-based
documentation extensively for design I won't be tossing out 
the paper stuff
anytime soon.

A quick scan of the shelves for older items shows:

Motorola Semiconductor Library Series A (3 volumes + index) 
dated 1974
Intel MCS-80/85 Family Users Manual dated 1978
HP Opto-electronic Designers Catalog dated 1980
RCA Power Transistors and Power Hybrid Circuits dated 1973
Nat Semi Logic Databook dated 1984
Motorola Semiconductor Power Circuits Handbook  - First 
Edition dated
November 1968


Many are much newer :-)

Regards,

Ken Mardle


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