BKUNDUNX.RVW   950309
 
"The Underground Guide to UNIX", John Montgomery, 1995, 0-201-40653-5,
U$24.95/C$31.95
%A   John Montgomery john.montgomery@pcc.ziff.com
%C   1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA   01867-9984
%D   1995
%G   0-201-40653-5
%I   Addison-Wesley
%O   U$24.95/C$31.95 800-822-6339 617-944-3700 Fax: (617) 944-7273
%P   343
%T   "The Underground Guide to UNIX"
 
The advice about whom this book is for is very up-front.  This is for the power
user, the nerd, the techie.  This is for those who may have had only the merest
introduction to UNIX, and want some more depth.
 
The material is broadly based, including an overview of email and the Internet. 
It starts with some pointers about *which* UNIX you are running, though it
deals primarily with BSD and SVR4.
 
Montgomery's humour probably won't help you understand the material, but it
will make the book easier and more fun to read.  This is good, because the
layout is disorganized.  Sections on a given item (like vi) crop up in
different chapters, and you will have to work to get it all together.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKUNDUNX.RVW   950309

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