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- From: pnh@panix.com (Patrick Nielsen-Hayden)
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- Subject: Re: The Online BookStore Announcement: The Internet Companion
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.173626.23978@panix.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 17:36:26 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.060506.27811@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <BzKz0r.yA@iat.holonet.net> <1h33r0INNn82@im4u.cs.utexas.edu> <1992Dec21.023135.5677@spdcc.com>
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- In <1992Dec21.023135.5677@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
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- >I have to say that _TIC_ is a wonderful book to give to someone who
- >is Internet-naive. It's written at exactly the right level. The ORA
- >book is more nuts-n-boltz and written for a more sophisticated audience.
- >The two complement each other quite well, and don't compete directly.
-
- It's quibbling, but I don't think "sophistication" really has much to do
- with it. THE INTERNET COMPANION is a book about why the Internet is way
- cool. The Krol book is a hands-on guide to getting hooked up for people
- who are now convinced of the preceding proposition. The difference is
- level of interest & desire, not technical know-how. Krol assumes you know
- what a computer and modem are, but then so does TIC.
-
- I read TIC and am now working my way through, and I'd never dealt with the
- Internet or Unix before. They are, in fact, an excellent pair.
-
- --
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden : senior editor, Tor Books
- pnh@panix.com : CIS 72701,1344 : GEnie PNH : opinions mine
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