Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:29:51 -0400 From: "Jonathan Slivko" <js43064n@pace.edu> To: <GoodleafJ@immunex.com>, jeremy-novak <pr0cy0n@home.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT question -- Books on OS basics Message-ID: <200106051229.AA1078788348@stmail.pace.edu>
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"The FreeBSD Handbook" (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook) is also available in hardcover, it's a very good book :) -- Jonathan ------------------------------------------ Jonathan M. Slivko <js43064n@pace.edu> 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 <pr0cy0n@home.com> 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
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