russ@oakhill.UUCP (Russell Schwausch) (10/16/85)
I have found that "THE UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM" by Kaare Christian (published by Wiley-Interscience) is a good basic reference for Unix novices. Part 1 covers the basics, Part 2 covers advanced topics so you can tackle them when you think you're ready and the abridged manual at the back has a good summary of the commands a novice is most likely to use with any frequency. The nice thing about this book is that, unlike typical Unix documentation, you don't find yourself wasting time weeding through a lot of detail to get the information you want. Russell Schwausch - oakhill!mdc0a!russ Life is what you make it.
tombre@crin.UUCP (Karl Tombre) (10/23/85)
And for those who find such books still too difficult, I have another
suggestion:
The whole series of Asterix....
... and as to computer science, you can as well forget it once and for all;
if UNIX is too difficult for you, well.... go and buy an Apple II or start
a dairy farm
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"Car le plus lourd fardeau, c'est d'exister sans vivre."
(Victor Hugo)tombre@crin.UUCP (Karl Tombre) (10/23/85)
I went too fast in my last entry, I forgot to add two or three lines of
(-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-: (-; (-:
Sorry for those who felt offended, it was not my intention...
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POST: Karl Tombre, CRIN, B.P. 239, 54506 VANDOEUVRE CEDEX, France
"Car le plus lourd fardeau, c'est d'exister sans vivre."
(Victor Hugo)