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I’m starting to work on the cover artwork for the new book, and
was wondering if anyone had any really kewl pictures I could
put on the front?

I’m looking for stuff that uses QNX, and that’s “neat” from a
picture point of view. For example, a rack of equipment with
wires, perhaps a circuit board, a control room, that kind of
stuff. The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,
the pictures I’m looking for would be placed around the outside
border of the main picture (so the final should look interesting
in say something like 2 cm square or so).

Legally, I’d need the picture to be ‘unencumbered’, which means
that I’d need to have full rights to print, use, modify, etc.

In return, you’d get mention in the credits as the originator
of the picture, and a free copy of the book when it comes out
(if I use your picture).

I’d need the pictures in the maximum resolution that you could
provide, with the best resolution compression – something
like 2kx2k would be ideal. For right now, though, to evaluate
the pictures, just something small like 640x480 would be
sufficient.

Please send them to me as an email attachment, with your full
mailing address and fax number so that I can fax you the
release form.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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Robert Krten wrote:

I’m starting to work on the cover artwork for the new book, and
was wondering if anyone had any really kewl pictures I could
put on the front?

I’m looking for stuff that uses QNX, and that’s “neat” from a
picture point of view. For example, a rack of equipment with
wires, perhaps a circuit board, a control room, that kind of
stuff. The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,
the pictures I’m looking for would be placed around the outside
border of the main picture (so the final should look interesting
in say something like 2 cm square or so).

Legally, I’d need the picture to be ‘unencumbered’, which means
that I’d need to have full rights to print, use, modify, etc.

In return, you’d get mention in the credits as the originator
of the picture, and a free copy of the book when it comes out
(if I use your picture).

I’d need the pictures in the maximum resolution that you could
provide, with the best resolution compression – something
like 2kx2k would be ideal. For right now, though, to evaluate
the pictures, just something small like 640x480 would be
sufficient.

Please send them to me as an email attachment, with your full
mailing address and fax number so that I can fax you the
release form.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
-RK

Does my PC’s count as cool computers? hmm, guess not, but atleast they
are running QNX :wink:

/Johan

3

So, you like photography eh? wink wink nudge nudge.
Photography…know what I mean? A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat
eh guv’nor?

Kris

4

Kris Warkentin <kewarken@qnx.com> wrote:

So, you like photography eh? wink wink nudge nudge.
Photography…know what I mean? A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat
eh guv’nor?

Is your wife a goer, then? eh? :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

[For those who don’t know; it’s Monty Python :slight_smile:]

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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Robert Krten <nospam83@parse.com> wrote:
: The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,

With you in the middle, playing Julia Child? I can see it now: you
pirouetting with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, a white chef’s hat on
your head, open bottles of Czech beer in the background…

:slight_smile:

Steve Reid stever@qnx.com
TechPubs (Technical Publications)
QNX Software Systems

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Steve Reid <stever@qnx.com> wrote:

Robert Krten <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote:
: The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,

With you in the middle, playing Julia Child? I can see it now: you
pirouetting with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, a white chef’s hat on
your head, open bottles of Czech beer in the background…

:slight_smile:

Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic :slight_smile: It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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Who’d want to eat THAT? Not my cat …

“Robert Krten” <nospam83@parse.com> wrote in message
news:am7ks5$s1h$1@inn.qnx.com…

Steve Reid <> stever@qnx.com> > wrote:
Robert Krten <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote:
: The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,

With you in the middle, playing Julia Child? I can see it now: you
pirouetting with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, a white chef’s hat on
your head, open bottles of Czech beer in the background…

:slight_smile:

Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic > :slight_smile: > It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at > www.parse.com> .
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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Igor Kovalenko <Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com> wrote:

Who’d want to eat THAT? Not my cat …

I think my cat will be on the front cover; as an example of
a “low availability” system :slight_smile: Working the numbers:

availability = mtbf / (mtbf + mttr)
= 2 / (2 + 22)
= 2/24
= 8.33% availability

Given that the cat sleeps (MTTR) 22 hours a day and is up
(MTBF) 2 hours per day :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:am7ks5$s1h$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Steve Reid <> stever@qnx.com> > wrote:
Robert Krten <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote:
: The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,

With you in the middle, playing Julia Child? I can see it now: you
pirouetting with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, a white chef’s hat on
your head, open bottles of Czech beer in the background…

:slight_smile:

Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic > :slight_smile: > It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at > www.parse.com> .
Email my initials at parse dot com.

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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No wonder if she has to eat stuff from that ‘kitchen’ ;\

“Robert Krten” <nospam83@parse.com> wrote in message
news:am7q8r$2a7$1@inn.qnx.com…

Igor Kovalenko <> Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com> > wrote:
Who’d want to eat THAT? Not my cat …

I think my cat will be on the front cover; as an example of
a “low availability” system > :slight_smile: > Working the numbers:

availability = mtbf / (mtbf + mttr)
= 2 / (2 + 22)
= 2/24
= 8.33% availability

Given that the cat sleeps (MTTR) 22 hours a day and is up
(MTBF) 2 hours per day > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:am7ks5$s1h$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Steve Reid <> stever@qnx.com> > wrote:
Robert Krten <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote:
: The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,

With you in the middle, playing Julia Child? I can see it now: you
pirouetting with a mixing bowl and wooden spoon, a white chef’s hat
on
your head, open bottles of Czech beer in the background…

:slight_smile:

Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic > :slight_smile: > It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at > www.parse.com> .
Email my initials at parse dot com.


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Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at > www.parse.com> .
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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I will try to get a decent image of an iPaq running QNX.

chris


Robert Krten <nospam83@parse.com> wrote:

I’m starting to work on the cover artwork for the new book, and
was wondering if anyone had any really kewl pictures I could
put on the front?

I’m looking for stuff that uses QNX, and that’s “neat” from a
picture point of view. For example, a rack of equipment with
wires, perhaps a circuit board, a control room, that kind of
stuff. The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,
the pictures I’m looking for would be placed around the outside
border of the main picture (so the final should look interesting
in say something like 2 cm square or so).

Legally, I’d need the picture to be ‘unencumbered’, which means
that I’d need to have full rights to print, use, modify, etc.

In return, you’d get mention in the credits as the originator
of the picture, and a free copy of the book when it comes out
(if I use your picture).

I’d need the pictures in the maximum resolution that you could
provide, with the best resolution compression – something
like 2kx2k would be ideal. For right now, though, to evaluate
the pictures, just something small like 640x480 would be
sufficient.

Please send them to me as an email attachment, with your full
mailing address and fax number so that I can fax you the
release form.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at > www.parse.com> .
Email my initials at parse dot com.

–
Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> “The faster I go, the behinder I get.”
Software Engineer, QSSL – Lewis Carroll –
http://qnx.wox.org/

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“Bill Caroselli (Q-TPS)” <QTPS@earthlink.net> wrote:

Robert I worry about you.

Hmm… people have been saying that to me since grade school… :slight_smile:
“What, me worry?”

Besides you’d have to check sizeof( enum ) to see if it will fit in the jar.

Don’t worry, Bill, the jars are all 64 ounce jars (of type uint64_ounce_t) :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:am7ks5$s1h$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic > :slight_smile: > It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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Robert I worry about you.

Besides you’d have to check sizeof( enum ) to see if it will fit in the jar.

“Robert Krten” <nospam83@parse.com> wrote in message
news:am7ks5$s1h$1@inn.qnx.com…

Ummm… no. I’m not very photogenic > :slight_smile: > It will be a kitchen.
I’m thinking of instead of jars of spices having stuff like jars
of enums, ints, shorts, typedefs, etc. Maybe have the stove
labelled gcc. Frozen concentrated resmgr in the freezer.
Geek stuff like that > :slight_smile:

Cheers,
-RK

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Kris Warkentin <kewarken@qnx.com> wrote:

“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:ama954$p79$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
“Bill Caroselli (Q-TPS)” <> QTPS@earthlink.net> > wrote:
Robert I worry about you.

Hmm… people have been saying that to me since grade school… > :slight_smile:
“What, me worry?”

Besides you’d have to check sizeof( enum ) to see if it will fit in the
jar.

Don’t worry, Bill, the jars are all 64 ounce jars (of type uint64_ounce_t)
:slight_smile:

The kind you drink beer out of? > :wink:

Oooh, now I don’t know. I drink mine out of 500 mL glasses… ?

Cheers,
-RK

Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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“Robert Krten” <nospam83@parse.com> wrote in message
news:ama954$p79$1@inn.qnx.com…

“Bill Caroselli (Q-TPS)” <> QTPS@earthlink.net> > wrote:
Robert I worry about you.

Hmm… people have been saying that to me since grade school… > :slight_smile:
“What, me worry?”

Besides you’d have to check sizeof( enum ) to see if it will fit in the
jar.

Don’t worry, Bill, the jars are all 64 ounce jars (of type uint64_ounce_t)
:slight_smile:

The kind you drink beer out of? > :wink:

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“Robert Krten” <nospam83@parse.com> wrote in message
news:amac8n$rao$1@inn.qnx.com…

Kris Warkentin <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote:
The kind you drink beer out of? > :wink:

Oooh, now I don’t know. I drink mine out of 500 mL glasses… ?

Well then there’s your problem…you need to get the Super Duper Big Gulp

glasses. Like those new Molson ‘bubbalabeer’ commercials for the 14 bottles
in one can. One or two and you’re set for the whole night. It’s all about
having the right size buffer you see…:wink:

Kris

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Does an autonomous helicopter running Qnx 6.2 count as cool!!. I guess yes
but you wouldn’t be able to put it in a kitchen:-).

Srikanth


phearbear wrote:

Robert Krten wrote:
I’m starting to work on the cover artwork for the new book, and
was wondering if anyone had any really kewl pictures I could
put on the front?

I’m looking for stuff that uses QNX, and that’s “neat” from a
picture point of view. For example, a rack of equipment with
wires, perhaps a circuit board, a control room, that kind of
stuff. The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,
the pictures I’m looking for would be placed around the outside
border of the main picture (so the final should look interesting
in say something like 2 cm square or so).

Legally, I’d need the picture to be ‘unencumbered’, which means
that I’d need to have full rights to print, use, modify, etc.

In return, you’d get mention in the credits as the originator
of the picture, and a free copy of the book when it comes out
(if I use your picture).

I’d need the pictures in the maximum resolution that you could
provide, with the best resolution compression – something
like 2kx2k would be ideal. For right now, though, to evaluate
the pictures, just something small like 640x480 would be
sufficient.

Please send them to me as an email attachment, with your full
mailing address and fax number so that I can fax you the
release form.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
-RK


Does my PC’s count as cool computers? hmm, guess not, but atleast they
are running QNX > :wink:

/Johan

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Srikanth Saripalli <srik@usc.edu> wrote:

Does an autonomous helicopter running Qnx 6.2 count as cool!!. I guess yes
but you wouldn’t be able to put it in a kitchen:-).

It’s not going into the kitchen; my idea is to have small thumbnails
around the kitchen; the concept (if you’ll pardon my marketing hat :slight_smile:)
is that “from this kitchen, the following products are made…” kind of
thing.

If you have such a picture, and it meets the criteria below, please, by
all means, send it!

Thanks,
-RK

Srikanth



phearbear wrote:

Robert Krten wrote:
I’m starting to work on the cover artwork for the new book, and
was wondering if anyone had any really kewl pictures I could
put on the front?

I’m looking for stuff that uses QNX, and that’s “neat” from a
picture point of view. For example, a rack of equipment with
wires, perhaps a circuit board, a control room, that kind of
stuff. The main picture on the cover is going to be a kitchen,
the pictures I’m looking for would be placed around the outside
border of the main picture (so the final should look interesting
in say something like 2 cm square or so).

Legally, I’d need the picture to be ‘unencumbered’, which means
that I’d need to have full rights to print, use, modify, etc.

In return, you’d get mention in the credits as the originator
of the picture, and a free copy of the book when it comes out
(if I use your picture).

I’d need the pictures in the maximum resolution that you could
provide, with the best resolution compression – something
like 2kx2k would be ideal. For right now, though, to evaluate
the pictures, just something small like 640x480 would be
sufficient.

Please send them to me as an email attachment, with your full
mailing address and fax number so that I can fax you the
release form.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
-RK


Does my PC’s count as cool computers? hmm, guess not, but atleast they
are running QNX > :wink:

/Johan

–
Robert Krten, PARSE Software Devices +1 613 599 8316.
Realtime Systems Architecture, Books, Video-based and Instructor-led
Training and Consulting at www.parse.com.
Email my initials at parse dot com.

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“Kris Warkentin” <kewarken@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:amahjg$8u9$1@nntp.qnx.com…

“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:amac8n$rao$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Kris Warkentin <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote:
The kind you drink beer out of? > :wink:

Oooh, now I don’t know. I drink mine out of 500 mL glasses… ?

Well then there’s your problem…you need to get the Super Duper Big Gulp
glasses. Like those new Molson ‘bubbalabeer’ commercials for the 14
bottles
in one can. One or two and you’re set for the whole night. It’s all
about
having the right size buffer you see…> :wink:

What ever the size, you got to watch for buffer overrun. Do not let your
guard down!

Kris

19

Can you fly it upside down and scramble eggs?

“Srikanth Saripalli” <srik@usc.edu> wrote in message
news:amar7s$7en$1@inn.qnx.com…

Does an autonomous helicopter running Qnx 6.2 count as cool!!. I guess yes
but you wouldn’t be able to put it in a kitchen:-).

Srikanth

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And poor Roberts request for pictures is burried in the puddle of beer ;~{

“Mario Charest” postmaster@127.0.0.1 wrote in message
news:amb5su$e5i$1@inn.qnx.com…

“Kris Warkentin” <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:amahjg$8u9$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …
“Robert Krten” <> nospam83@parse.com> > wrote in message
news:amac8n$rao$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
Kris Warkentin <> kewarken@qnx.com> > wrote:
The kind you drink beer out of? > :wink:

Oooh, now I don’t know. I drink mine out of 500 mL glasses… ?

Well then there’s your problem…you need to get the Super Duper Big
Gulp
glasses. Like those new Molson ‘bubbalabeer’ commercials for the 14
bottles
in one can. One or two and you’re set for the whole night. It’s all
about
having the right size buffer you see…> :wink:

What ever the size, you got to watch for buffer overrun. Do not let your
guard down!


Kris
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