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From: jim@anacom1.UUCP (Jim Bacon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: Question:Books on Unix
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Date: 2 Feb 91 21:52:28 GMT
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In article <460@morpho.UUCP> azar@apart.UUCP (Jim Van Horn) writes:
>Since we're on the subject of books...
>Anyone read _UNIX_System_Architecture_ by Prabhat K. Andleigh
>(Prentice Hall)? What's its focus?  How does it compare to,
>say, Bach?
>

I might as well finish the job of putting my foot into my mouth. :-)

I did a hasty review of both books before deciding to spend the extra
buck for Bach.  Andleigh appeared to be less specific than Bach.  Bear
in mind that even Bach could not be as specific as I would have liked
due to the restricted nature of UNIX(tm) source. You could look at
Andleigh as UNIX 101 and Bach as UNIX 301 (IMHO).

I will probably pick up Andeigh in the future if only to have a
relatively complete library for myself and my co-workers.

-- 
Jim Bacon                                  | "A computer's attention span is
Anacom General Corp., CA                   |  only as long as its power cord."
jim@anacom1.cpd.com                        |
{dhw68k, lawnet, mbf, zardoz}!anacom1!jim  |                             Anon.