BKSTDINT.RVW 950320 "Student's Guide to the Internet", Clark, 1995, 1-56761-545-7, U$14.99/C$20.95 %A David Clark clarkd@bvsd.k12.co.us %C 201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290 %D 1995 %G 1-56761-545-7 %I Alpha Books %O U$14.99/C$20.95 800-858-7674 75141.2102@compuserve.com %P 314 %T "Student's Guide to the Internet" Yes, this is well-suited to be a student's guide. There is just enough information on the various aspects of the Internet (well, we could do with maybe just a touch more information on SLIP) without going into turgid detail. The tone is very light; almost, but perhaps not quite, flippant. After a general introduction to the types of applications, chapter two talks about getting connected. This topic still gets the weakest coverage in Internet texts. (The fact that this is understandable, given the range of options, does not help the frustrations of the uninitiated.) The coverage here, while still weak, is better than most. Chapters three through ten give brief, but basic, information on UNIX, email, Usenet news, Gopher, World Wide Web, ftp, IRC and WAIS. The selling of Gopher and WWW tends to be a bit overenthusiastic, but Clark redeems himself with the first realistic coverage of SlipKnot that I can recall. Chapter eleven is a topical catalogue of resources, while twelve has a list of access providers (including Freenets). Chapter thirteen is a miscellaneous "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions list) of random information. There is a helpful appendix listing Internet client software and where to get it. The tone and level are easily appropriate for the target audience. A good, basic starting point for Internet exploration. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995 BKSTDINT.RVW 950320 ============== Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca | "Is it plugged in?" Institute for Robert_Slade@sfu.ca | "I can't see." Research into Rob.Slade@f733.n153.z1/ | "Why not?" User .fidonet.org | "The power's off Security Canada V7K 2G6 | here."