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  1. July 20th, 2024, 05:48 PM #1
    contagrrla
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    Post Companion disc for an old Windows programming book (1992)

    Hey guys,

    I'm trying to find the companion disc for the book "C++ Programming for Windows" (Osborne Mcgraw-Hill) by Anthony Porter.
    This book exists in Spanish version at archive.org.
    The problem is that you must read the book with the Companion Disk; in the text, the author does not show the entire code.
    On Amazon, this book is for sale. But, if I buy it, I will receive the book with a floppy disk and I won't be able to read the floppy disk.

    So does anyone have these sample files?
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  2. July 21st, 2024, 03:30 AM #2
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    Re: Companion disc for an old Windows programming book (1992)

    Sorry, no. But a word of caution. If you buy this book second hand, it most likely will not come with the disk. Second hand books rarely do in my experience.
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  3. July 21st, 2024, 03:40 AM #3
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    Re: Companion disc for an old Windows programming book (1992)

    Things you could consider:

    Ask your friends / family / colleagues to see if anyone has an old machine with a floppy disk.

    Ask at your local computer repair shop, they're likely to have older machines around - perhaps one old enough to have a floppy.

    Beg or borrow something like this
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Ex.../dp/B08QRSVDLH

    TBH, not sure what you're going to learn about windows programming from a 30 year old book.
    It's like "Shakespeare's guide to modern English".
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