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From: martillo@cpoint.UUCP (Joachim Carlo Santos Martillo)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: Need explanation of ISO that I can understand.
Summary: Ecrasez l'Islam et l'OSI
Message-ID: <2331@cpoint.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 89 11:01:46 GMT
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Reply-To: martillo@cpoint.UUCP (Joachim Carlo Santos Martillo)
Organization: Clearpoint Research Corp., Hopkinton Mass.
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In article <5560023@hpindda.HP.COM> tozz@hpindda.HP.COM (Bob Tausworthe) writes:
>/ hpindda:comp.protocols.iso / jep@oink.UUCP (James E. Prior) / 12:07 pm  May 26, 1989 /
>Please let me know what, if anything, there is that can explain the
>ISO stuff to mere mortals like myself.  I'd appreciate opinions,
>both favorable and unfavorable, of books, articles, seminars, etc.

>     "Data and Computer Communications", William Stallings.
>      Second Edition
>
>      This book is a pretty good primer on ISO protocols. Be sure to
>      get the second (yellow) edition. The first (blue) edition is not
>      as complete.

>		  bob tausworthe
>		  tozz@hpda.hp.com

You should not be so hard on yourself.  ISO OSI is designed by
committees.  Clarity of system architecture and definition requires
that the architect or designer really understand what he is trying to
architect or define.  It is not clear that the ISO committees
collectively really understand what they are trying to architect or
define.  In fact, even if an individual on a committee really
understands what he is trying to architect or define, it is extremely
unlikely that he would be able to get his point of view across to the
committee and as a consequence there is little likelihood of any sort
of lucidity appearing in documents produced in such a forum.