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From: mberns@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Mark Bernstein)
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Subject: Re: Unix, Unixpeople, Usenix - from a no
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 09:17:39 EDT
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For a general introduction, tutorial and reference guide to *using* a 
UNIX system, my students and I (in a field unrelated to computers) have found 
Introducing the UNIX System, H. McGiltin & R. Morgan (McGraw-Hill, 1983) 
to be the most readable and helpful.  The main problem we've found using it 
is that it does not cover the "mm" text formatting macro package, which is the 
main nroff formatting program on our system (it does cover the "ms" package, 
though). For file and directory management, the various editors and other 
utilities, though, the book seems quite good for complete novices.