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Published: 2nd ed., 1994
For more information: tisk@tidbits.com
Notes: I used to think that this was absolutely the best Internet book for
Macintosh users that was ever - or could ever be - written. Then, the
second edition came out and proved me wrong. This book claims to be
"everything you need to get on the Internet" and it delivers: everything
from the software you'll need to get connected, to 1,000 pages of copious
knowledge. This is a fun, enlightening, excellent book. If you own a Mac
and are on the Internet (or want to connect) this is the one to get.
~Title: Internet Starter Kit for Windows
Author: Adam Engst, Corwin Low and Michael Simon
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-094-8
Price: $29.95
Pages: 600
Goodies: Disk containing a limited version of Chameleon, WinVN news reader,
Eudora and WSgopher and free connect time
Published: 1994
For more information: iskw@tidbits.com
Notes: This book is an excellent resource dedicated to Microsoft Windows
users. It isn't quite as strong as The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh
but is nonetheless a wonderful guide for teaching Windows users about the
Internet and getting them online. It contains all the software you need to
get online and explains how to use it. The book's resource listings, list
of newsgroups, glossary and PDIAL and nixpub lists are perhaps too thorough
- they take up about half the book.
~Title: Internet System Handbook
Author: Danial Lynch and Marshall Rose
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-56741-5
Price: $54.95
Pages: ?
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: Essays by people involved with the Internet. Strong on protocols,
weak on direction. The book is divided into four parts. The first section
deals with an historical and organizational background to the Internet. The
second section, written by the people who built the Internet, deals with
technical aspects of the major protocols and applications of the Internet.
Part three, "Infrastructure," covers issues not centrally relevant to the
operation of the Internet, but supporting its use: network performance and
management, backbone and node tools, directory services and operational
security. The bibliographic information contained in the book overall might
be worth the price alone. Quarterman's contribution is carefully and fully
researched and well organized. It includes not only texts, but periodicals
and online sources as well.
~Title: The Internet Unleashed
Author: Steve Bang, Martin Moore, Rick Gates, et al.
Publisher: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 0-672-30466-X
Price: $44.95
Pages: 1,380
Goodies: 1 PC-format HD disk. (Macintosh users can mail in an enclosed
coupon to receive a disk with similar Mac software for a nominal shipping
and handling fee.)
Published: April 1994
Notes: This book is a huge tome, weighing in with 62 chapters plus 7
appendices. It is co-written by a zillion authors, and falls in the
"everything you could possibly ever want to know about the Internet"
category, with blanket coverage of accessing the 'net from different types
of home computers, networks and with high-speed connections. This book
covers just about every Internet topic you can think of, from security to
MUDs, from doing business on the 'net to copyright issues and problems.
~Title: The Internet via Moaisc and WorldWideWeb
Author: Steve Browne
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Press
ISBN: 1-56276-259-1
Price: $29.95
Pages: 156
Published: September 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
~Title: Internet: Werkzeuge und Dienste - von Archie bis World Wide Web
Author: M. Scheller, K.-P. Boden, A. Geenen, J. Kampermann
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 3-540-57968-0
Price: DM 49,-
Pages: 370
Published: July 1994
Language: German
For more Information: boden@ask.uni-karlsruhe.de
Notes: A basic Internet primer for beginners, in German. First, the
Internet's history is handled in a short introduction and some essential
terms are pointed out. Subsequently all of the major tools are explained.
The book is finished with `the sweets`, a list of different Internet
services Parts of the book are available via the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/books/inetwd.html
~Title: 1994 Internet White Pages
Author: Seth Godin & James S. McBride
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-300-3
Price: $29.95
Pages: ?