For any newcomers to FB out there, I can only say these two books are a 
goldmine of clear presentation of many of the baffling aspects of the 
FB/Mac programming experience.
Buy them if you can!  Get the PDF otherwise. You won't regret it!

>Received third-hand, but finally getting around to posting this... I 
>haven't had a chance to look myself - but having a PDF version of Frank's 
>books available is a _Good_Thing_ (TM)!
>
>(I'm not even upset that _I_ bought and paid for the books, both volumes 
>of "Learning FutureBasic II", because paper is still far friendlier than 
>reading on the screen - but for those who don't have them already, this 
>at least will get you the information.)
>
>I'll be asking Frank for his permission to "mirror" the books at the STI 
>site.
>
>>I've made PDF versions of my books and a disk image of the
>>SimpleBase code available for anyone who wants to download them.
>>So, as long as it is there, no one should have to go without the
>>info contained therein. Please pass it onto the FB list as I am
>>no longer a member. Thanx.
>>
>>Frank
>>_______________________________________________________________
>>L. Frank Turovich                        turovich@...
>>Sentient Fruit              http://home.earthlink.net/~turovich
>
>Bill


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