~kendall
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (06:12)
seed
Maybe we could use this topic tell each other about useful computer manuals and help pages on the Web.
For any VAX/VMS people out there trying to get on board with UNIX, there is a "UNIX for VMS Users" works like a bi-lingual dictionary. Think of how to do your task in VMS, look that up in the index, and you get references to teh UNIX commands you need. There is a table of VMS to UNIX shell commands and editor commands. If you know VMS Edit or EDT, it will unlock the horrible VI.
I also have a copy of "UNIX for Dummies". The authors constantly make fun of UNIX as they explain it to you.
~terry
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (07:38)
#1
And if you're a shell user, there are the 'man' pages that
explain every command. There always there for you.
~amy2
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (11:13)
#2
If anybody's a Mac-head & needs a user-friendly database, I highly recommend Filemaker Pro 3.0, Claris's (pretty) new relational d-base. Now works with Windows! Further info can be found on the Claris Web Page.
~Kaffeine
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (16:21)
#3
I would recommend anything from O'Reilly & Associates (http://www.ora.com).
They have been been writing excellent books about the Internet for years (before the Web was even invented!). I could never have survived without their "UNIX in a Nutshell" book - and it was less than $10! Best investment I've made.
~jwinsor
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (20:32)
#4
Re: 86:1 - Terry: And if you're a shell user, there are the 'man' pages that explain every command.
(But they explain it in UNIX, not English, French, Swedish, Finnish, or whatever. You must have had an introductory course in "Conversatinal UNIX" at the very least if you expect to make much sense of man pages!) (No, ladies, that is man as in "manual", not as in "gentleman". Sorry about that!)