mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) (06/13/91)
I'm not *completely* ignorant, but I've been a uucp-only Usenet user for some years, and my organization now has an Internet number. We're unsure of all our options and would generally like background on the setup of the Internet, etc. Can you recommend a book or other information resource for somebody in this position? Thanks in advance. -- Mark McWiggins mark@hermesa.uucp ...uw-beaver!amc-gw!hermesa!mark Box 40357, Bellevue WA 98004 / +1 206 455 2786 (24 hrs.)
oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III) (06/14/91)
In article <1991Jun12.194021.2478@hermesa.uucp> mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) wrote: > Can you recommend a book or other information resource for somebody > in this position? After reading the net for a bit, some might venture that "Internet is for the Completely Ignorant". :-) -- ____________________________ Jim Oliver oliver@athena.mit.edu / joliver@hstbme.mit.edu oliver%mitwccf.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
jgabriel@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx (Ing. J. Gabriel Ruiz P.) (06/14/91)
mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) writes: >Can you recommend a book or other information resource for somebody >in this position? Thanks in advance. There is a book named ''The Matrix'', is a very good guide about many networks, and has a good explanation about Internet, I don't remeber now the editor, but is a well know book. -- Juan Gabriel Ruiz Pinto Internet: Ing. Sistemas Electronicos jgabriel@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx I.T.E.S.M. Campus Monterrey
meyer@deadzone.uucp (Doron Meyer) (06/15/91)
A great place to start is _The Matrix_ by John S. Quarterman. It describes all sorts of different networks, and differentiates between them. It'll tell you all you want to know and more, plus provide pointers to more information.
alderson@alderson.stanford.edu (Rich Alderson) (06/15/91)
In article <1991Jun12.194021.2478@hermesa.uucp>, mark@hermesa (Mark McWiggins) writes: >I'm not *completely* ignorant, but I've been a uucp-only Usenet user for >some years, and my organization now has an Internet number. We're unsure >of all our options and would generally like background on the setup of >the Internet, etc. > >Can you recommend a book or other information resource for somebody >in this position? Thanks in advance. I would recommend that you obtain Internet RFC 1118 ("The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet") and perhaps RFC 1180 ("TCP/IP tutorial"). -- Rich Alderson 'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take Tops-20 Mgr. such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.' AIR, Stanford --J. R. R. Tolkien, alderson@alderson.stanford.edu _The Lost Road_
csu@alembic.acs.com (Dave Mack) (06/15/91)
In article <OLIVER.91Jun14094931@m66-070-5.mit.edu> oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III) writes: > >Damn, don't you hate it when you can't think of a word until after you >send out the post? > >Of course, I wanted to say it's a tautology. Are you sure you don't mean "palindrome"? Just curious. -- Dave Notlob Mack
csu@alembic.acs.com (Dave Mack) (06/15/91)
In article <42392@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> wensel@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Sharon Taylor) writes: > >I just called a local bookstore and tried to find out about >this book "The Matrix" and they couldn't find any mention of it. >(They are computerized and they just did a quick title search.) >If this book is "well known", can somebody out there please >tell me the author/editor? I'd like to get my hands on this book. Author is John Quarterman and publisher is Digital Press, if memory serves. List price is US$50. -- Dave Mack
burress@twics.co.jp (Tim Burress) (06/17/91)
In article <1991Jun12.194021.2478@hermesa.uucp>, mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) writes: > ... We're unsure of all our options and would generally like background on > the setup of the Internet, etc. > > Can you recommend a book or other information resource for somebody > in this position? Thanks in advance. Here's a little bibliography of the references we use here all the time: The Matrix, Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide John S. Quarterman, Digital Press, 1990. Probably the premier reference book on what the author calls The Matrix, the worldwide meta-network, in all its chaotic glory. Internetworking with TCP/IP (Volume I) Principles, Protocols, and Architecture Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall, 1991. A very clear and well-written technical description of the TCP/IP protocols and how it all fits together. We pay big premiums for books like this in Japan (maybe double list price, or more), and this one has been well worth it. The Directory of Electronic Mail Donnalyn Frey & Rick Adams, O'Reilly & Associates, 1990. A directory of about 130 networks worldwide, with contact addresses and a uniform description of each, plus all kinds of indices for finding the one(s) you want. The User's Directory of Computer Networks Tracy L. LaQuey (ed.), Digital Press, 1990. A similar, but much more detailed description of the larger networks, including listings of Internet sites by number, domain name servers, BITNET hosts, etc., and lots of indices. These plus the RFC's (available from the NIC) have served us very well, but we're always looking for more! Tim Burress Internet: burress@twics.co.jp TWICS Co., Ltd. 1-21 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan