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Published: 1990
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Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Details of celebrated network security cases. Includes Stoll's
original article about the Wily Hacker, and responses and articles by
others on the same subject. Has extensive coverage of the 1988 Internet
Worm. Also includes information on viruses. Has quite a bit of material on
the cultures of the networks, and on social, legal, and ethical matters.
Starts with the standard historical network papers, including "Notable
Computer Networks" by Quarterman and Hoskins.
~Title: Connecting to the Internet
Author: Susan Estrada
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-061-9
Price: $15.95
Pages: 170
Published: 1993.
Notes: This small book focuses on choosing the best type of network
connection for your personal, school or business needs, and how to get the
best price for the type of access you require. Explains the differences
between SLIP, PPP, ISDN, X.25 and other options. Includes an extensive list
of Internet service providers. This is a single-purpose book, telling how
to choose a connection and get online. It doesn't try to teach you how to
use the 'net once you're there. That is graceful in its simplicity.
~Title: Courte information sur le systeme UNIX et les reseaux informatiques
("Short introduction to UNIX and computer networks")
Author: Marc Schaefer
Language: French
Publisher: ALPHANET NF, Battieux 6c, 2013 COLOMBIER (CH)
ISBN: none
Price: 10 SFr
Pages: 60
Published: 1994
For more information: schaefer@alphanet.ch
Thanks for the info:
Notes: Beginner introduction to UNIX and introduction to networking tools
(uucp, mail, news, www, ftp, etc.)
~Title: Crossing the Internet Threshold: an Instructional Handbook
Author: Roy Tennant, John Ober and Anne Lipow
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-07-2
Price: $45
Pages: 168
Published: 2nd ed, 1994
For more information: (510) 841-2636 or charlotte@library-solutions.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: (This review covers the first edition.) An instructional package for
librarians teaching Internet basics. This book is useful for newcomers to
the Internet. This book is useful for trainers. This book is useful for
librarians. Ultimately, this book is most useful for those training
librarians who are new to the Internet. A newcomer to the Internet might
find this material a bit disorganized, but very definitely helpful and
useful. It is heartening to see the very strong emphasis on Internet
etiquette and culture which all too often gets short shrift, even in
introductory guides. The grouping of discussion lists and electronic
journals with e-mail is a logical extension which is not always made. The
work is not limited to the novice, though; many Internet users would find
the fact sheets to be a handy quick reference.
~Title: The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer
Espionage
Author: Clifford Stoll
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0-385-24946-2
Price: $5.95
Pages: 332
Published: 1989
For more information: ?
Notes: A spy novel, except it's true: a first person account by a down-on-
his-luck Berkeley astronomer who with others tracked down a KGB network
spy. Contains a very good recipe for chocolate chip cookies, too!
~Title: Cyberpunk - Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier
Author: Katie Hafner and John Markoff
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0-671-68322-5
Price: $22.95
Pages: 368
Published: 1991
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Interviews with some of the crackers who have appeared conspicuously
in the press in the past few years. One of the co-authors is the New York
Times reporter who broke the Morris story to the public. Very readable.
~Title: Das Internet -Weltweit vernetzt
Language: German
Author: Peter Klau
Publisher: IWT-Verlag GmbH, Vaterstetten bei Muenchen
ISBN: 3-88322-467-7
Price: 59 DM
Pages: 455
Published: 1994 (second edition)
Thanks for the info: Richard H. Nollan <RNOLLAN@A1.UTMEM.EDU>
For more information: peter.klau@zb2.ub.uni-dortmund.de
Notes: This introductory text discusses how to connect to the Internet and
covers the basic features of e-mail, data transfer, searching, discussion
groups, network tools and more. The book is in German, but the examples,