From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 5 9:30: 0 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp.pace.edu (ntutil.pace.edu [205.232.111.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0300237B407 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:29:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from js43064n@pace.edu) Received: from stmail.pace.edu (205.232.111.7:4324) by smtp.pace.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.A89C796E@smtp.pace.edu>; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:29:54 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:29:51 -0400 Message-Id: <200106051229.AA1078788348@stmail.pace.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Jonathan Slivko" Reply-To: X-Sender: To: , jeremy-novak Cc: Subject: Re: OT question -- Books on OS basics X-Mailer: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG "The FreeBSD Handbook" (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook) is also available in hardcover, it's a very good book :) -- Jonathan ------------------------------------------ Jonathan M. Slivko Network Admin., DataSyrge Internet S. Server Co-Admin., AsylumNet IRC Network http://www.asylum-net.org -- check us out! Pager/Voicemail: (917) 388-5304 (24 Hours) ------------------------------------------ ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: jeremy-novak Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:16:27 -0600 >On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 08:27:53AM -0700, GoodleafJ@immunex.com wrote: >> For personal reasons, I'm interested in learning about operating systems >> from a theoretical perspective. Here's the thing: >> >> - I don't have a background in computer science. >> - I need something basic. >> - Please recommend something if you know of a good book(s). >> >> I'm prepared to accept the possibility that there is no basic book on >> operating systems accessible to a reasonably computer-saavy person with no >> CS background. In this case, can you suggest an intro to CS that might give >> me a background from which to proceed? >> >> In short, I'd like to get up to speed, and I'm willing to do any amount of >> reading; I just want the shortest path first, so to speak. >> >> Thanks for your time, >> John > > Hi John > > Unfortunately I really don't know what single book covers this topic. This very topic is a two years of coursework at my university. And honesstly I really > don't know a whole lot about Micro$oft, haven't played with it for a couple of years. I can tell you that 'The Complete FreeBSD' by Greg Lehey and published > by Walnut Creek CDROM Books http://www.cdrom.com/ is the best starter book > for anything in the *nix category. It covers some history, comparitive > differences between *nix and MS structure/commands, easy to understand > chapters on all key phases of running the OS. If you are just looking for > a book that will not bruise the brain too much, yet be very educational > and have the ability to intelligently compare the 'popular' OS's, this is > 'the' book. > > But be carefull john. I did some similar research in 96'-97', and I got > toatally hooked. Today I don't own one single piece of M$ software. > To quote 'a famous greek phillosopher' - "Once the mind is stretched by > new ideas, it can never re-take it's former shape". I 'was' a junior year > finance major who willing and ready, threw it all away to become a C.S. major. > > Jeremy > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > __________________________________________________________________ ____ Sent via the Pace University Mail system at stmail.pace.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message