got it -- blackstone published Christopher Hurt's
reading of AS in '91. I just bought a used copy
from an outfit in texas for $40. Thank You!!! -- j

ok;; figured it out. the unabridged version narrated
by Christopher Hurt runs 55::24, so that must be it.
he sounds better than Scott Brick, whose version
runs 63::0. think that I'll buy your version. -- j

Have no idea who the narrator is, don't have the original here. It is Blackstone, but not sure what date.

I just read a 1-star review of AS, citing the narrator
as Scott Brick, who on wikipedia is cited as having
a reading style "hammier than a pig farm." would
this be our narrator? -- j

I have both, but I listen to the unabridged version. If I recall I compressed it to 2Gb of mp3's to fit it on my phone. Total 56 hours long.

a friend of mine rented an AS audio book, years
ago, and it was not unabridged. Edward Herrmann
was the reader. hope that you don't get that one! -- j

I will be listening to AS audio book again next week driving from LA,CA to GA. Great way to clock 1000 miles a day.

nice!!

I retired early (59) because I was fed up with the
politicization afforded by DOE, and I have never
felt better! now, my inventions contribute to my
wife's jewelry's sparkle and my friends' dump truck's
strength. I read AS (first time), when I was 19 &
haven't stopped loving it since!!! -- j

I worked at Savannah River, too, just before the government nationalized that part of the nuclear weapons business. I didn't want to work for the government at the time, but couldn't find anything else. I hadn't read AS yet, but I could see myself turning into a Floyd Ferris. Aaaaggghh! I am so glad I left.

OK, Dr. Jim;; you worked at Argonne & can say
why to NOT work with the govt, I'm sure! I worked
at y12 and know why TO, sir. I contend that the
nuclear weapons business still forms part of our
national deterrence -- diminishing, yes. we may be
seeing the same glass half full. -- j

Don't give your technology away to the government, Brian.

Brian, have you contacted ORNL yet? Los
Alamos? Livermore? as you probably know, there
are incredibly complicated calculations which need
this kind of power being done at these places. this
is a national security need;; yes. -- j

I think he's already here - whee! and I can't wait for he engineer who lives with me [and worked on supercomputers] to see this!

Should we invite this guy into the Gulch?