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From: jgd@Dixie.Com (John G. DeArmond)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: New Comer Book
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Date: 8 Dec 90 09:33:17 GMT
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howie@voodoo.voodoo.uucp (howie) writes:

>I see there's a Second Edition of Comer's Internetworking book out.
Yes indeed.

>Anybody know if it's worth buying if the First Edition is already owned?

Absolutely.  The data is current as of the first part of 1990.  He covers
the changes in the internet/nsfnet in a manner that those of us who 
don't make the net our profession can quickly assimilate.  Plus he
covers all the generally adopted improvements to IP up through the
middle of this year.

There is also an information coupon from Interop Inc. who sponsors Comer's 
seminars.  I've heard very good things about his 4 day implementor's 
course.  The Interop Contact numbers are 415 941 3399 ex 667 or fax 
415 949 1779.


>How about an upgrade kit from Prentice-Hall?  :)

Yep, but you can do it yourself.  Find someone with a casual interest
in TCP/IP and sell him Version 1 for about $25 or so.  Then buy the
new one.  Or just keep the old one so that when you have grandkids,
you can stroke your greybeard and cite the "bible" when telling those
"way back when I was a kid, we networked with tin cans and string" 
stories. :-)

john

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