QuickBasic 4.0 4.5 BOOK

Gary_F_Goodman · Post by **Gary_F_Goodman** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:08 pm

Hi everyone.

I am way beyond QB 4.0, 4.5 -- to Visual Basic 6.0 in fact.

My interest is in the Reiman Hypothesis, and in prime numbers in general.

But a long time ago, circa 1983 - 1989, I remamber the QB 4.0 or 4.5 manual. I think it was from Microsoft, i'm not sure, but it was ROYAL BLUE, this much is certain, and was at least 500 pages.

Anyway, IN that manual was a cool demonstration of how the prime numbers were always in a certain "band" -- composed of straight lines, minimum and maximum, surrounding ANOTHER straight line -- and I DO remember it was not X = 1/2, because that would have been the Reimann Hypothesis, which, I think, is still unsolved.

This was a different fact, something that was CLOSE to the R. H., but not quite. It was as if SOMEONE had figured out something close to the R. H. proof.

I WISH TO OBTAIN THAT BOOK, if anyone knows where I can buy it. I'll pay a fair price + s/h -- IF you can prove to me that the COVER is the one I remember. (Of course, you could just copy out the algorithm, if you felt generous!)

I have looked on Amazon, Alibris, Half.com etc., but this book is so old that there are no cover images anymore.
Thanks much!
GFG

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:15 am

Perhaps this will narrow it down, somewhat.

When I received my QuickBASIC Version 4.0, it came with a very voluminous manual, which I threw away a few years ago.

When I received my QuickBASIC Version 4.5, it came with no manual at all!

So, I think that you should probably be referring to Version 4.0.

Gary_F_Goodman · Post by **Gary_F_Goodman** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:34 pm

Thanks, Ralph! That is helpful! A whole version is now eliminated from the search, and search time is halved!

On the larger issue, though, it does make you wonder: how many mathematical gems are hidden in large manuals (or even small ones) ?

People who write these things are very verbose to begin with, and are probably well-versed in Mathematics. So maybe, they throw in an example that they found in some east-Indian or Russian or Chinese (or whatever) math book by some unknown genius ... like Srinivasa Ramanujan, perhaps . . .

. . . an interesting speculation.

Thanks again.

Gary

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:56 pm

Gary, the problem of maintaining information over time is the subject of many philosophical desertations! Ever Isaac Asimov wrote quite extensively on those two subjects. To contain all the knowledge of just one item requires a number of symbols that, for all practical purposes, is infinite. So, we condense our knowledge to a very small part, and write a vew volumns on that subject, only. Now, even if we have access to each word and symbol in those volumns, say, by having it in memory of a computer, we still have to know what question to ask, that is, will our query bring out the actual bit of information that we are after? Probably not the first query, maybe not the twentieth query!

In short, it is not easy and, sometimes, it seems, impossible, to obtain information, even when we have the document or file that contains that information!

Perhaps you can make contact with someone in Microsoft that remembers? Perhaps someone that knows, will see these posts and answer you. I wish you success.[/i]

buff1 · Post by **buff1** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:35 am

Ralph, when i bought QB4.5 some years ago (about 15 i think) it came with
a manual (i still have it) of more than 750 pages softbound. I have an icon
i made based on the cover of that book just to let you know it did have a
manual.

http://thunder.prohosting.com/oasys/frameex1.htm

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:06 am

I certainly will not deny anything that you have said, Buff1! It's just that, when I bought my 4.5, it was an update from Microsoft for 4.0, and they just sent me an envelope, containing the 4 or 5 disks containing all the files for 4.5, and, NO written instructions of any kind!

So, I guess that, with buff1's contibution, the poor O.P. has now upped his necessary research work by two!

Gary_F_Goodman · Post by **Gary_F_Goodman** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:42 am

Hey Buff1!

Would you kindly do me a favor, and look inside your 750 pp. manual?

I think the algorithm is presented early on -- in a discussion of "looping techniques," I believe.

I'm kinda hoping you have the intuition to "turn right to" this algorithm,

BUT, in case you want to say, "Hey, I could never find that," I can certainly understand that. Or. if you say, "Hey, this is your research, you do it.

OK, so best you should just scan the cover in (if you have a scanner -- skip this rq. if not) and email the whole thing to me at

dexter314159@qwest.net as an attached file.

I'll recognize the cover immediately (or not) as soon as I see it.

With the correct cover, or the algorithm one, this matter will be settled, and then, kind sirs, we can be quit of this scene!

Peace!

GFG

buff1 · Post by **buff1** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:30 am

I looked when i posted the other message and looked again but sorry to
say, didn't find anything that resembled what you are looking for.

I've got version 4 here too on the computer and it seems that the version
4 book was blue though im not certain it was the Ms book i saw. Actually, i had it at one time but don't think i still do. I'll look around though -- don't
get your hopes up.