Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:19:13 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, mavery@mail.otherwhen.com Subject: Re: Re: "The Complete FreeBSD" Message-ID: <19990706181913.C256@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <H000008201e3206b@MHS>; from Clem.Dye@wdr.com on Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 03:12:05PM %2B0100 References: <H000008201e3206b@MHS>
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On Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 03:12:05PM +0100, Clem.Dye@wdr.com wrote: > Any chance that you could post the ISBN number for the 3rd edition? I > use a UK supplier Who is it? > and just to make sure that he gets everything > correct, I'd like to quote the ISBN as well as the title, when I > place my order. > Do you intend ordering the version with the CDs or without? Personally I think it would be better getting the book only and buying the CDs separately. It would also benefit the supplier as his stock of the book would only go out of date when a new edition came out, not when a new version of FreeBSD appeared. Provided they're not selling at a silly price then I'll commit to buying one too. > Thanks > > > Clem > > -----Original Message----- > From: mavery > Sent: 06 July 1999 14:56 > To: freebsd-questions > Cc: mavery > Subject: Re: "The Complete FreeBSD" > > > On 5 Jul 99, at 23:29, Art Neilson, KH7PZ wrote: > > > I have the 2nd edition of this excellent tome which I purchased > > approximately a year and a half ago.. I understand there is now > > a 3rd edition Mr. Lehey has written, what FreeBSD releases does it > > cover? Does it cover 2.x - 3.2? I'm currently running 3.2-R and > > would be most interested if the book covered that release. > > It covers 3.2R. And it's a marvelous book. I just got it and can't > recomend it enough for any newbies, or people who are getting used > to FreeBSD. It looks like a good reference as well, but I'm still > using it as a tutorial so I can't really comment on that. > > There are areas where more detail might be a good thing. But most > of those areas seem to be covered well enough for a beginner, and > if you really need more information, there are separate books on > SendMail, or whatever else you need more help with. > > Between the book and the excellent 3.2 installation program, 3.2 > was up and running in less than an hour. Pretty good for my first > 3.2 > install. It took me a lot longer to install Win95 and NT later that > day.... and they are supposed to be easier (but we won't go there). > > I bought my copy from the FreeBSD Mall, which is the same as > Walnut Creek. They had the book and disks to me 2 days later. > > I later checked the price at different bookseller home pages (if you > need to do that, look at http://www.acses.com/i2b.htm - they > compare prices for you at 25 on line bookstores), and found that no > one else stocked it... and the shipping times were 14 to 41 days, > with > no real money savings. > > Mike > > ====================================================================== > Mike Avery MAvery@mail.otherwhen.com > (409)-842-2942 (work) > ICQ: 16241692 > > * Spam is for lusers who can't get business any other way * > > A Randomly Selected Thought For The Day: > Real programmers confuse XMAS & Halloween: DEC 25=OCT 31 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only > for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you > should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this > e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. > > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free > as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore > does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents > of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If > verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This > message is provided for informational purposes and should not be > construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or > related financial instruments. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:markov@globalnet.co.uk http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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