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                            Hans-Christoph Steiner &lt;hans@eds.org&gt;;                            <br>
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                            pd list &lt;pd-list@iem.at&gt;;                                                                                                     <br>
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                            [PD] FLOSS book Lists chapter                            <br>
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                            Fri, Feb 11, 2011 4:25:47 PM                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"><BR>I just updated the Lists chapter in the FLOSS Manuals Pure Data book, I'd love to have some people review it:<BR><BR><a href="http://booki.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/edit/" target=_blank >http://booki.flossmanuals.net/pure-data/edit/</a><BR><BR>.hc<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Using ReBirth is like trying to play an 808 with a long stick.&nbsp; &nbsp; -David Zicarelli<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR><a ymailto="mailto:Pd-list@iem.at" href="javascript:return">Pd-list@iem.at</a> mailing list<BR>UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -&gt; <a href="http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list" target=_blank >http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list</a><BR></td>
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