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Date: Thu, 21 Jul 94 00:13:42 CDT
From: telecom@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Digest (Patrick Townson))
Subject: TELECOM Digest V14 #329
Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson
Book Review: "Internet Public Access Guide" by Hughes (Rob Slade)
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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 12:44:03 MDT
From: Rob Slade <roberts@decus.ca>
Subject: Book Review: "Internet Public Access Guide" by Hughes
BKINTPAG.RVW 940427
SSC
P.O. Box 55549
Seattle, WA 94155
206/527-3385
FAX: 206/527-2806
sales@ssc.com
"Internet Public Access Guide", Hughes, 1994, 0-916151-70-0, U$2.95
This book (pamphlet) is a quick, and very cheap, introduction to the
Internet. On the other hand, it doesn't explain much, and a lot of it
is not about the Internet.
It can't be considered a reference guide since it isn't easy to find
the information, and there isn't a lot there. The book mentions that
the best place to get information about the Internet is on the
Internet, but very few sources are mentioned.
Given the brevity of the book, it is surprising that two pages are
spent selling other SSC books, and twelve more in a brief introduction
to UNIX. However, the basics are here, particulary if the user is
either working from, or dialling into, a UNIX service. In that case,
sysadmins may find this a very handy "first step" for users. Service
providers running strictly UNIX systems may find it much cheaper to
buy these starter pamphlets (available in boxes of 240, apparently)
rather than build documentation from scratch.
For those providing Internet access from a UNIX platform, this would
be a handy and inexpensive first guide to users. For those on other
platforms, or with proprietary interfaces, it would be less useful.