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- From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
- Subject: Re: The Online BookStore Announcement: The Internet Companion
- In-Reply-To: dyer@spdcc.com's message of Mon, 21 Dec 1992 02:31:35 GMT
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- SD> == Steve Dyer <dyer@spdcc.com>
-
- SD> I have to say that _TIC_ is a wonderful book to give to someone who is
- SD> Internet-naive. It's written at exactly the right level. The ORA
- SD> book is more nuts-n-boltz and written for a more sophisticated
- SD> audience. The two complement each other quite well, and don't compete
- SD> directly.
-
- I must agree. I've already given my father-in-law a copy of _TIC_ as a way
- of giving him an idea of just what the heck I do for a living. He's not
- really computer-aware enough to deal with Ed Krol's book (well, at least
- not yet; we're working on him).
-
- (And I didn't give him a copy *just* because I'm quoted in it either! :)
- --
- Christopher K. Davis | ``Usenet seems to run much like the Kif (or,
- <ckd@eff.org> EFF #14 | for the TV generation, Klingon) high command.
- System Administrator, EFF | Whoever takes action and can be heard wins.''
- +1 617 864 0665 [CKD1] | --Peter da Silva <peter@ferranti.com>
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