True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier

[Declan McCullagh]

I'm supposed to get a review copy mailed Monday. We'll see.

-Declan


On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 09:59:24PM -0800, Lucky Green wrote:
> [Redundant/inappropriate lists elided].
> 
> The page at Amazon. COM claims that the book in question will ship in
> December of this year. I seem to recall having read announcements in
> years past that the book would ship in the respective years. Methinks
> that a mere claim of a future ship date in 2001 may be considered
> insufficient proof that the condition of the wager has been met by at
> least one of the parties to the wager.
> 
> Just my $0.02,
> --Lucky, who will order the book once it ships. Which unfortunately has
> yet to come to pass.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-coderpunks at toad.com 
> > [mailto:owner-coderpunks at toad.com] On Behalf Of R. A. Hettinga
> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 5:18 AM
> > To: cryptography at wasabisystems.com; coderpunks at toad.com; 
> > dcsb at ai.mit.edu; e$@vmeng.com; mac-crypto at vmeng.com; Digital 
> > Bearer Settlement List
> > Subject: True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- begin forwarded text
> > 
> > 
> > Status:  U
> > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 23:45:04 -0500
> > To: cypherpunks at lne.com
> > From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
> > Subject: Order Now:  True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace
> >   Frontier
> > Sender: owner-cypherpunks at lne.com
> > 
> > [Note from Matt:  I made a small wager in palladium that Vinge's True
> > Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier would be 
> > available to order prior to Jan. 1, 2002 with a well known 
> > Cypherpunk.  And I
> > won.   Acct# 101893.]
> > 
> > 
> > At 3:03 AM -0700 8/13/01, Well known Cypherpunk wrote:
> > >Subject: Re: BTW-  I'll bet you...
> > >
> > >OK - Done deal, if you'll accept the modification that it be 
> > orderable 
> > >and shippable by Amazon or other on-line bookstore within a 
> > week after 
> > >that.
> > 
> > 
> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312862075/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/
> 103-1236763-4454202>
> 
> True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier
> by Vernor Vinge, James Frenkel (Editor)
> 
> List Price: $14.95
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> 
> Paperback - 384 pages (December 2001)
> Tor Books; ISBN: 0312862075
> 
> Amazon.com Sales Rank: 28,271
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